Advantage Feeder/O'Neill ALCI feeders for heavy cattle

jj92

Has anyone any experience with the Advantage Feeder with heavy cattle? I'd be looking to run groups of about 30 x 600kg bullocks getting a few kg for the summer. I hear the O'Neil version is a better job, is available to hold up to 6 ton but is about 50% more expensive, and worst of all is a bit of a lead time!

I'm concerned the Advantage might be a little too light or that I may not be able to successfully run larger groups of heavy cattle with it. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

epfff

No experience with either feeder but I have a condron holding 4/5 tonne. Well made feeder and well able to handle 40+ cattle.

On a side not I stoped using it outdoors because I found cattle were very hard on ground around it and also they weren't making use of grass in fields.

larthehar

What did you buy afterwards? Same story myself..

limo_100

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120893980#Comment_120893980

Do you use it in the shed now instead for winter finishing ?

epfff

Use in shed for year round finishing now.

limo_100

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122547415#Comment_122547415

How many Kg's would them lads put away when there over 600kgs 15 a day? or more? When would you shed them roughly what weight?

epfff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122548243#Comment_122548243

That's a very open question.

The poorer the quality of the animal the lighter they go in and the longer they are eating the more per day they will eat.

If you have a hi molasses lots of fillers ration they could eat more than 15kgs a day when they get going.

Its not a system for the faint hearted every day is cost.

I only use for the final straight and once a cover of fat appears or if not thriving they must go immediately.