I use black plastic corrugated pipe that is about 8-10 inches in diameter. I use a tee for the top to keep rain out and strap it to a tree with a bungee cord. Just place the pipe about 2-3 inches from the ground and you have a gravity fed feeder for little money...
I was thinking more along the lines of trough feeders. I want to suplement feed. I have tried the pipe before. works good except for hogs and coons bothering it.
I was thinking more along the lines of trough feeders. I want to suplement feed. I have tried the pipe before. works good except for hogs and coons bothering it.
Hogs will turn over a trough feeder unless you anchor it GOOD. And yes, raccoons will eat from any type feeder. They aren't picky. Raccoons, possum, crows...if they see feed they're in it.
I use 6" PVC pipe 5' long with a PVC cap to go on top. Gravity feed.
I also use stump feeders. From a distance it looks like a real stump, but they are molded out of styrofoam. I ordered from a place in Alabama about 4 years ago. Gravity feed on two sides of the stump.