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Need help, feeder pen in rocky soil? #3396283 07/21/12 03:48 AM
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I'm trying to get my feeder pen fixed, I had cows knock it down and flip my feeder. Only problem is I can't drive my t-post very far into the ground due to rock. Anyone have any suggestions/ideas? I have seen posts regarding deer blinds so hopefully someone has ideas for the feeder pen. Need to get the Deer back to the feeders.


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Use the search feature on here to look for some old threads from last year. Murph had a great idea he used to build pens on his lease in rocky soil. I have used the available trees to tie the panels to and then used a hammer drill and rebar instead tposts. You can also take and use sacrete and rocks to make you weight for the around the bottom of your post. I have also seen some where they bend a piece of cattle panel or concrete remesh into a small cylinder and then fill it with rocks to make a post to secure you panels to. Just make sure you make it big enough to keep all your corn inside the pens.



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Driving rebar has worked well for us.


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Thanks STX and TxAg.



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Originally Posted By: stxranchman


That's a pretty good idea for rocky areas



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That's a pretty good idea for rocky areas


I have seen it done before on perimeter fencing in very rough and rocky country but never on feed pens till this post by Murph.



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Sweet just found it as well, love this forum valuable info at your fingertips in secs. Thanks again!



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Make it in a circle and plenty big. But if you have even 1 cow that is a corn or feed pen addict it doesn't matter what you do. She will destroy it getting to her addiction. I have found with those type put a couple of hot wires about the middle of the panels so when she pushes up against it she gets hit.


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A friend of mine bought feeder pen panels that locked/hinged together forming a very solid free standing pen. It worked great in our very rocky terrian and keep the hogs and cattle out of the pen well.
You might look for something like that rather than buy traditional hog or cattle panels. Possibly search on Goggle




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dgilbert on here has a cool solution. See if he has some pics of his.



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