Diy mineral feeder

Truth be told, before I started taking care of and raising livestock on our homestead, I used to think that all they needed was feed and water. Then I discovered you also had to provide extra minerals and built the diy grit and oyster feeder. Since we have goats I will be adding these diy

Well I've tried to put together a quick post on how Shane (my husband) made our mineral feeders that we use. He actually had the instructi...

Goats require a good loose mineral for optimum health. This should be available to them at all times, they will eat some when they need it. But how do you keep it available without it getting tipped over, pooped in, rained on, or otherwise contaminated? A lot of folks use plastic mineral trays sold

Stephan Esch has a better idea for free-choice minerals with his weatherproof mineral feeder. The 6-hole, wooden feeder from Oregon Ag is easy to fill, easy to move, and easy for livestock to use. “The feeder comes with wheels and a U-shaped handle on one end so you can push it like a wheelbarrow,” says Esch. “It can...

Mineral Buffet Feeder Ideas – The Holistic Goat

A while back my bucks destroyed their black two compartment mineral feeder to the point that I was zip tying the broken feeder back on the wall.:rolleyes...

Have you ever considered feeding your homestead goats cafeteria style minerals? If so, you're likely looking for examples of how people put them out for the animals. Here's one possible way. Practical but not pretty.

Well I've tried to put together a quick post on how Shane (my husband) made our mineral feeders that we use. He actually had the instructions saved from an email back in September, so I copied and pasted it and tried to construct some sort of post out of it along with some pictures that I had taken last year. Hope this helps those who have inquired on how they are made. These will hold 80-100 lbs of loose minerals in each one. We also use them with our cattle, goats, and horses. Take a…

Moving along! A shed to store hay, ad lib mineral feeder and more!

Although I tend not to talk a lot about them, we actually do have 2 cows as part of our family. I may have briefly mentioned that when in the posts on homemade teat wash for cows and also how to raise cows for beef. Any who, in today's post we shall be looking at