2018 - Volume #BFS, Issue #18, Page #86
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Solar-Powered, Automatic Cattle Feeder
A new cattle feeder tells cattle when to eat by emitting an audio signal, doing so multiple times throughout the day. Dave Barney, president of Service Line, was looking for a better way to feed his own cattle and the Automatic Solar-Powered Cattle Feeder was the result.
  “We built the first unit to handle smaller herds of up to 10 full-size animals,” says Steve Meyer of Service Line. “The demand was there, so we added a larger unit for herds of up to 20 head. The feeder can handle greater numbers if feeding calves or smaller size animals.”
  The smaller feeder is 6 ft. wide, 9 ft. long and 8 ft. tall. The larger one is circular in design with an 8-ft. diameter and an 8-ft. height. Both feeders have hopper capacities of 3,000 lbs. (Ask for Barney to discuss price.)
  The Hanen feeders are fabricated from heavy-duty steel and are 100 percent powder-coated for durability. Individual calf guards can be installed. Optional vision blockers are also available, ensuring separate feeding stations for each animal.
  An attached battery is recharged by a solar panel, making the programmable feeder fully portable. It’s designed to be picked up and moved by a tractor with forks. Once in place, it can be programmed to deliver desired amounts of feed up to 6 times per day.
  “I’m dedicated to providing controlled nutrition that results in high-quality animals,” says Barney.
  The company points to studies that show a balanced diet evenly distributed throughout the day creates a calmer animal on less feed without sacrificing growth.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Service Line, Inc., 2320 Zinga Dr., Reedsburg, Wis. 53959 (ph 608 524-0204 or 800 774-7900; www.automaticcattlefeeder.com).


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2018 - Volume #BFS, Issue #18