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<blockquote data-quote="exmoor dave" data-source="post: 3550908" data-attributes="member: 623"><p>I'm up to 9 feeders now,</p><p>1 x 1800 & 8 x 800 models,</p><p></p><p>Really pleased with them</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bit of a learning curve to get the most from them and what ever is being fed, a % of whole grain is really needed to still be able to restrict intakes. </p><p>Mvf multi lamb creep pellets is the only cake I've had any success with feeding straight but even then it's on ad lib basically. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Currently got all feeders out,</p><p></p><p>Ewe hoggs have got 2x 800's with straight oats</p><p></p><p>April flock have 4 x 800 's with oats and just a tiny % of ewe cake mixed in to get them interested, will increase cake % as we get closer to lambing.</p><p></p><p>Feb born twin ewes have rest of feeders with 50/50 oats/ewe cake (high quality 20%)</p><p></p><p></p><p>I find the feeders work best if the white guards are used and placed so the bottom adjuster is set by the gauge on the white guard, then to keep the feed slot clean you just pop the guard off and it's a bit slot to run a stick along then replace guard.</p><p></p><p>Ewes on 800's *seem* to be feeding at the level I've set the feeders at (400g/day)</p><p></p><p>The 1800 was the first one I bought years ago, it's got a few kinks in it now and the guards had a "incident" so are gone, I've had this feeder set at 500g /day, put enough food in to last the ewes 10 days....... it was gone in 6 days (870g/day consumed), so that's the difference using the guards make,</p><p>Closed it back to 350g/day and refilled so will see if I can get the intakes down to where I want them. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Big change for us was that we haven't bought any feed blocks or crystalyx buckets for the sheep for the first time ever, for the price of a ton of crystalyx you can get a old style 800 feeder and the first ton of feed to go in it!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fed a fair bit of oats/ protein pellet mix to lambs last autumn which worked well.</p><p></p><p>Thinking of trying oats & hi-pro soya instead of protein pellets, anyone got any experience of this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exmoor dave, post: 3550908, member: 623"] I'm up to 9 feeders now, 1 x 1800 & 8 x 800 models, Really pleased with them Bit of a learning curve to get the most from them and what ever is being fed, a % of whole grain is really needed to still be able to restrict intakes. Mvf multi lamb creep pellets is the only cake I've had any success with feeding straight but even then it's on ad lib basically. Currently got all feeders out, Ewe hoggs have got 2x 800's with straight oats April flock have 4 x 800 's with oats and just a tiny % of ewe cake mixed in to get them interested, will increase cake % as we get closer to lambing. Feb born twin ewes have rest of feeders with 50/50 oats/ewe cake (high quality 20%) I find the feeders work best if the white guards are used and placed so the bottom adjuster is set by the gauge on the white guard, then to keep the feed slot clean you just pop the guard off and it's a bit slot to run a stick along then replace guard. Ewes on 800's *seem* to be feeding at the level I've set the feeders at (400g/day) The 1800 was the first one I bought years ago, it's got a few kinks in it now and the guards had a "incident" so are gone, I've had this feeder set at 500g /day, put enough food in to last the ewes 10 days....... it was gone in 6 days (870g/day consumed), so that's the difference using the guards make, Closed it back to 350g/day and refilled so will see if I can get the intakes down to where I want them. Big change for us was that we haven't bought any feed blocks or crystalyx buckets for the sheep for the first time ever, for the price of a ton of crystalyx you can get a old style 800 feeder and the first ton of feed to go in it! Fed a fair bit of oats/ protein pellet mix to lambs last autumn which worked well. Thinking of trying oats & hi-pro soya instead of protein pellets, anyone got any experience of this? [/QUOTE]
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