we have some of the tx hunter 300lbs barrel protein feeders. they will hold 250lbs max on protein. and if the deer are eating it....they will be empty in roughly 2wks time. we fill 4 of these plus some feed in a larger feeder .
Do they have a funnel in them? I have 300#(corn cap)feeders with the funnel under the hopper and they will hold 275# protein.
we have some of the tx hunter 300lbs barrel protein feeders. they will hold 250lbs max on protein. and if the deer are eating it....they will be empty in roughly 2wks time. we fill 4 of these plus some feed in a larger feeder .
"and if the deer are eating it" Do they more or less at certain times of the year?
I fed around 11,000 lbs of protein last year out of 3 protein feeders. That was year round without stopping. When it was the driest last year one feeder was empty every 7 days the others were lasting about 2-3 weeks on 250#. I bought a ton of protein right after Jan 1st this year and still have 10 bags in the barn and the feeders have some in them also. Rainfall has helped keep the feed consumption way down. I figured consumption around 1.5-2 lbs per hd per day last. I did not have 100% of the deer eating protein either. When it rained last year they backed off. When it was dry they hit the feeders more. They hit the feeders for about 3 weeks in Jan then have really not hit them much at all till about 2 weeks ago they started to eat a bit out of 2 of them. Now with the recent rains they are backing off again. I also have Lab Lab and Soybeans in food plots this year they are hitting some in the past 2-3 weeks now.