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 Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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09/07/12 02:36 PM
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How do you keep your feeder from blowing in the wind without it being cranked all the way to the top? Or am I just not seeing the tie-down for it to keep from swinging?
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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09/07/12 02:49 PM
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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09/07/12 05:51 PM
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Wow!!!!! Now that's a set up, alot of time and $ invested!!
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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09/09/12 09:15 PM
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How do you keep your feeder from blowing in the wind without it being cranked all the way to the top? Or am I just not seeing the tie-down for it to keep from swinging? I raised the feeder barrel before we left the lease and attached the tag line (look just above the camera) but the tripod is also staked down - it is just not obvious. I do not "bottom out" the barrel to the tripod - my barrel hangs level IF nothing is touching it. No problems with the wind. 
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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09/09/12 09:45 PM
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Wow!!!!! Now that's a set up, alot of time and $ invested!! The pen is a real game changer and not as much $ as you might think. About $200 in the water station as it is but I doubt that I would do the shade tarps again (-$75). The panels were a little less than $50 each in materials. Subtract what the hog panels and "T" post would cost and that is about a $10 or $12 premium per panel plus you are not going to drive "T" post in that ground anyway. The camera mount was just stuff I had in the way around the shop. You are REAL right about the fabrication time but I like doing stuff like this anyway.
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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11/13/12 06:21 PM
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It is working! Scrapped the shade tarp and the tire (leveled the pan with a sand base). Will add another tripod/feeder and feed each once a day. No issues with cows or hogs. 
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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11/13/12 06:24 PM
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This is reall bad azz! What do you have in the tote? Just water? And give me a little more info on it. I might like to set up something like that. I put 4 gallons of apple cider vinegar in it and filled with water. This is what my dad did with his water troughs to control the algae. It is raised 8 inches above ground level (2 4X4s high). Not sure I would do the shade tarps again (another $75 plus the frame). The whole deal was very cheap (compared to corn), about $125 total. The camera is a new world for me (only 2 days) and has not confirmed that the deer will use it with the vinegar in the water but I think it will be as good as roasted soy beans. I am 300 miles out so I can't get photos until after opening weekend. Can't hurt anything and is cheap after you have the pen. The apple cider vinegar was a bad idea. Had to drain it and start over with fresh well water and everything worked great.
Last edited by gollygee; 11/14/12 02:52 AM.
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Re: I think the new pen is finished.
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11/13/12 10:11 PM
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Very nice setup and congrats on the 1st buck outta there.
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