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Made a Foal Feeder

Postby madelyn » Tue May 24, 2011 12:14 pm

My big chestnut mare is just awful about letting her colt share the feed tub and last night he was standing at the very back corner of the stall while she lustily ate all of the grain. So I went to my supply of junk and found some black aluminum rods that are perfect for your cheapie standard $3 foal feeder. I drilled holes, found nuts and bolts to fit, and put this up in the stall for my little guy..
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I've got quite a LOT of these aluminum rods, in a couple of different sizes. Might try my luck selling a few on ebay..
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Postby griff » Tue May 24, 2011 2:25 pm

good thinking.. you could have been an injunear.

might want to consider nailing the same size wood the the left wall like you did to the rear wall and then fasten the left side to that support with a couple of small lag bolts or a nail with washers.

right now your feeder is cantilever which gives your mare leverage to tear it down.. the left side bracing will make it much much stronger.

still much impressed

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Postby madelyn » Tue May 24, 2011 2:45 pm

Actually, you're right. But I think I will cut an angle brace on the miter saw and put it across the corner under the feeder.
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Postby griff » Tue May 24, 2011 6:26 pm

wow!! you have a miter saw!!

wht an awsome lady

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Postby MINNOW » Thu May 26, 2011 3:27 pm

Where do you shop? my foal feeder cost nearly 50 bucks,the substitute mum tore it right out of the wall,I think we are going to put up some bracing at the back to give more support.
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Postby madelyn » Thu May 26, 2011 4:14 pm

The little blue plastic foal feeder tub was $3 at the stockyards sale - they are a bit more from the catalogs. Here's one from American Livestock
http://www.americanlivestock.com/pc-165 ... -6-qt.aspx

The foal feeder with the bars tends to be from $20-50 - here's one on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-LITTLE-GIANT-DU ... 3a5d06f6a3

The stockyard auctions around me generally have awesome deals on tack and equipment and I don't buy stuff until I have looked for it at the auctions.
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