Cotton Seed Hull Feeder
Buying and feeding cotton seed to cattle duration.
Cotton seed hull feeder. They said that the hogs there don t mess with the cotton seed because it is hard on their digestive system. Calves fed the cottonseed hull based starter also had greater average daily body weight gains and lower fecal scores. We are proud to offer the first of its kind patented cottonseed feeder. Cottonseed hulls are primarily used in the beef and dairy cattle industry as a source of fiber in feed rations.
Several sources of alternative protein include crop seeds such as soybeans and whole cottonseed. Tex farmer 2 342 views. Deer love it though. The low bulk density of cottonseed hulls usually confines the use of this feedstuff to areas surrounding produc.
The oil well industry uses cottonseed hulls in their drilling mud. Each 5 e ranch products llc feeder is made extremely durable and built to last which will give you the assurance your deer are well taken care of. Cottonseed is a very popular protein supplement when it comes to feeding livestock and deer. However cottonseed contains a compound known as gossypol a toxic pigment the plant naturally produces and is believed to discourage consumption by animals.
However cottonseed contains a compound known as gossypol a toxic pigment the plant naturally produces and is believed to discourage consumption by animals. 500 lb feeder weighs 140lbs empty. Cottonseed hulls are also sold to landscape garden nurseries for use as a mulch or mixed with soil as a soil conditioner. Cottonseed hulls cottonseed hulls are a very high fiber poorly digested feedstuff used primarily as a roughage source in grain based high concentrate diets and as an intake regulator of high grain diets fed in self feeders.
I know as a kid we used to buy cotton seed pellets to put in a ventilated pvc on the dock to draw in bait fish. The asf cottonseed feeder comes in 500lb or 1 000lb capacity. If you re looking for a good brand of cottonseed ask a dealer about speer ag cottonseed. Several sources of alternative protein include crop seeds such as soybeans and whole cottonseed.
Although protein pellets ranging from 16 to 20 protein are often offered in free choice feeders people often consider other sources of protein for diet supplementation. If i could buy some up here in the dfw area for my lease i sure would. Feeding cottonseed to deer. Easily holding 800 lbs of cottonseed our feeder has an easy to open lid that locks open for hands free filling.
Average daily gains were 1 32 and 1 19 pounds per day for calves fed the cottonseed hull based starter and those fed the starter without cottonseed hulls respectively. Feeding cottonseed to deer.