Would this feeder work for pellets instead of corn? We are thinking of using as a pig feeder. Would this feeder work for pigs?
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Do not use for pigs because they will rip the rubber "snouts" off both feed ports the very first night and feed will begin to soak up moisture and come out faster than it was designed to. No more than a couple hogs can eat at a time which leads to feeder getting knocked around hard and more feed than you want gets knocked out, 100# a night easy. Both problems can be solved easily but who wants to buy something and start working on It! Would be great deer feeder though or stake down with better stakes and restrict feed port output somehow and I'm sure it would work ok.
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For me a 40 lb bag lasted about 5 minutes while I dumped the whole thing out around my property. It just depends how much you want to feed and where. I'll tell you that corn is like candy to squirrels, deer, hogs and more. No matter what it wont last very long once you've dumped it.
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As long as it's not a really heavy one. Something plastic. I currently have a tube feeder(for thistle or sunflower seeds) on mine. If your feeder is wood, it will be heavier & I doubt it would hold it.
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Not sure what you had in mind but I use whole kernel corn. I'm sure pellets would be fine.
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I would think it would work great I've used it for many different things and it seems to stay pretty well persistent on readings.. I make my own pellets from home and it seems to work fine
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Greg, We have placed these on 55 gallon drums. The 55 gallon drum will hold three hundred pounds of corn and we have them set to put out about 50 pounds per week. Any feeder with a flat bottom will work. The Pro Magnum attaches with four self taping screws or bolts and nuts. If you use a 55 gallon drum, be sure and place a funnel in the bottom to keep corn from settling on the bottom sides of the drum. Also invest in a METAL lid. Squirrels and other animals will eat through plastic lids.
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My cat prefers cat food. I've been using this system for years and I've never seen her even attempt to eat a pellet. Maybe it's because I don't portion control my cat's food. If you do, and your cat attempts to eat one, I would stop using it. Though, I can't see a cat preferring to eat something that they poop and pee on.
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Should work fine. Just don't over fill the feeder. I do love mine with hours of entertainment.
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It worked great for our pigs, but it was a fairly small enclosure about 50' on a side, 3 strand. Rain doesn't short it out, but weeds, sticks on the fence and wires laying on the ground or touching each other will. We had additional fence panels around the feed bucket otherwise they would push it through the electric fence. Use heavy duty insulators, the plastic ones were constantly breaking. And use real fence posts, those cheap plastic ones are a joke to pigs.
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I use this feeder for fry. I crush up flakes very fine and adjust it accordingly. It does a great job. I have two of them.
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No it is not designed for pellets. Pellets will damage the barrel rifling. Dan Wesson just came out with a almost identical pistol that shoots pellets. That is what you want.
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That is a great question. A pigeon would be too big for this feeder. They would not be able to land. Although, they could try, of course. It is designed to both foil squirrels and pigeons and such. I hope this helps.
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As long as it is a similar weight and size, you should have no problem at all. My feeder works great.
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I'm not sure of the ratio of corn to other seeds. You might try to contack the manufacturer. I scatter most of the feed on the ground and I know that the birds in my area seem to be pleased with the feed. The squirrels like the corn and the deer seem to finish off what the birds don't eat.
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I am afraid that it would clump up inside and not feed out properly. If you used "dry" feed pellets then this feeder would do a great job.
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No, this is not big enough for pig's. They are 2x bigger than what this is designed for.
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The style of this feeder has adequate space for pelleted feed to freely flow and I think it would work well for rabbits also.