This is a new one for me.
I’ve lived in TX for less than 2 years and have never been around cattle. I’ve got access to 15 acres outside of Johnson City that has free range cattle roaming the property. There are 8 lots that allow the cattle to roam freely. The cattle eat all the corn I put on the ground and have knocked my hanging barrel around and dented it. The cows have learned that the feeder noises means dinner time.
I’ve thought about cutting hog panel in half and mounting about 3 feet high on fence posts to keep the cattle away from the feeder and allow hogs access to crawl under the panel.
Has anyone done anything like this or have any suggestions on keeping cattle away from feeders? I’m not sure what I can do to keep thousand pound animals away from the feeder, but I’d think that someone has dealt with this before.
Thanks,
Scram
I’ve lived in TX for less than 2 years and have never been around cattle. I’ve got access to 15 acres outside of Johnson City that has free range cattle roaming the property. There are 8 lots that allow the cattle to roam freely. The cattle eat all the corn I put on the ground and have knocked my hanging barrel around and dented it. The cows have learned that the feeder noises means dinner time.
I’ve thought about cutting hog panel in half and mounting about 3 feet high on fence posts to keep the cattle away from the feeder and allow hogs access to crawl under the panel.
Has anyone done anything like this or have any suggestions on keeping cattle away from feeders? I’m not sure what I can do to keep thousand pound animals away from the feeder, but I’d think that someone has dealt with this before.
Thanks,
Scram