Cottonseed Feeder Made from 5 Pallets - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

Sackett · 01-17-2022, 11:20 PM

Bought 2 Super Sacks of Cottonseed on the way to the lease this weekend and had an idea for a feeder, made from wood pallets sitting around camp. Of you're like us and buy corn or protein by the pallet, you have stacks of these at your camp. For a simple cottonseed feeder, take 4 pallets stacked vertically on top of a 5th pallet and secure them together. Before securing together, remove the inner (bottom side of pallet) boards and save them. After securing the pallets together, take the removed boards/pickets and screw/nail them on the outside of the feeder to help keep seed in place. I used a halved plastic drum screwed to the base to direct seed towards the edges.

tps7742 · 01-18-2022, 07:59 AM

That looks cool. Keep us up to date on how it works out.

JES · 01-18-2022, 11:01 AM

Nice use of stuff laying around. Thats not the best area be be burning those old pallets…

davidpark06 · 01-27-2022, 03:38 PM

Good idea

PYBUCK · 01-27-2022, 04:12 PM

Cottonseed packs pretty firmly. Not sure deer are going to be able to get more than 4-5 inches of it. Let us know how it works. Good luck

Dmcgee · 01-27-2022, 06:46 PM

How is it normally fed in a trough? When I was a kid we’d shovel it off the back of a trailer to the cows. Never fed it for deer

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3ChordTruth · 01-27-2022, 07:14 PM

Great idea, and a good reuse, good luck and report back.

bsills · 01-27-2022, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PYBUCK

Cottonseed packs pretty firmly. Not sure deer are going to be able to get more than 4-5 inches of it. Let us know how it works. Good luck

Agree, and if they cant move it around when it gets low they will either break it to eat more or not be able to eat it. I like the effort but do not believe this will be a good cotton seed feeder.

Sackett · 01-27-2022, 08:48 PM

We'll see how it does as time goes by, but in case you missed it, there is a 55-gallon drum cut in half which directs the seed to the edges as it "falls". As deer eat the seed from all over and eventually work towards the bottom as the edges get eaten, the seed "should" fall over the barrel and into the sides.

Worst case scenario, I'm out $5 in screws and can dump the remaining seed to be eaten off the ground.

texan16 · 01-28-2022, 08:44 AM

I think it is a really cool idea. Will be interesting to see how it ends up working. I figure like most "redneck inventions" it may take a little tweaking over time to make it fully functional, but I like what you started with. Keep us updated.......

WillowCity2506 · 01-28-2022, 08:59 AM

Definitely keep us posted. May have 2 new cotton seed feeders at the ranch I didn't know I had.

01-17-2022, 11:20 PM	#1
Sackett Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, TX Hunt In: Sutton County	Cottonseed Feeder Made from 5 Pallets Bought 2 Super Sacks of Cottonseed on the way to the lease this weekend and had an idea for a feeder, made from wood pallets sitting around camp. Of you're like us and buy corn or protein by the pallet, you have stacks of these at your camp. For a simple cottonseed feeder, take 4 pallets stacked vertically on top of a 5th pallet and secure them together. Before securing together, remove the inner (bottom side of pallet) boards and save them. After securing the pallets together, take the removed boards/pickets and screw/nail them on the outside of the feeder to help keep seed in place. I used a halved plastic drum screwed to the base to direct seed towards the edges. Attached Images

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01-18-2022, 07:59 AM	#2
tps7742 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Hunt In: East tx	That looks cool. Keep us up to date on how it works out.

01-18-2022, 11:01 AM	#3
JES Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Richmond Hunt In: Stonewall and Ft. Bend County	Nice use of stuff laying around. Thats not the best area be be burning those old pallets…

01-27-2022, 03:38 PM	#4
davidpark06 Spike Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Richmond Hunt In: George West	Good idea

01-27-2022, 04:12 PM	#5
PYBUCK Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rankin, Tx Hunt In: Upton County	Cottonseed packs pretty firmly. Not sure deer are going to be able to get more than 4-5 inches of it. Let us know how it works. Good luck

01-27-2022, 06:46 PM	#6
Dmcgee Six Point Join Date: Jan 2021	How is it normally fed in a trough? When I was a kid we’d shovel it off the back of a trailer to the cows. Never fed it for deer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-27-2022, 07:14 PM	#7
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	Great idea, and a good reuse, good luck and report back.

01-27-2022, 08:48 PM	#9
Sackett Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, TX Hunt In: Sutton County	We'll see how it does as time goes by, but in case you missed it, there is a 55-gallon drum cut in half which directs the seed to the edges as it "falls". As deer eat the seed from all over and eventually work towards the bottom as the edges get eaten, the seed "should" fall over the barrel and into the sides. Worst case scenario, I'm out $5 in screws and can dump the remaining seed to be eaten off the ground.

01-28-2022, 08:44 AM	#10
texan16 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fairfield Hunt In: Freestone/Schleicher Counties	I think it is a really cool idea. Will be interesting to see how it ends up working. I figure like most "redneck inventions" it may take a little tweaking over time to make it fully functional, but I like what you started with. Keep us updated.......

01-28-2022, 08:59 AM	#11
WillowCity2506 Six Point Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Orange Hunt In: Willow City Loop	Definitely keep us posted. May have 2 new cotton seed feeders at the ranch I didn't know I had.