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I recently purchased the Moultrie 30 gallon/200 lbs. E-Z Fill Feeder. The install was very simple and we filled it to the brim with 200 lbs. of corn. As an fyi for those looking at feeders or those that own them and want to know how long their supply will last, the feeder came with this rough estimate calculation. It may or may not be the same with different brands, but I thought I would post this to help others like myself out that are new to feeders.
RUN TIME(secs.) 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Approx. feed dispensed(lbs.).75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
I opted to go with two feeds per day at 7:00 am and 6:00 pm to start. My run time is currently 6 seconds per feed. Based upon that, the feeder will kick out 2 lbs. of corn each day. The 200 lbs. in the feeder will last me 100 days! I felt as a newbie to game feeders, this is good information.
If anyone else has any calculations or helpful hints like this for feeders, please post them up. How many people supplement their corn feeder with apples or anything else?
RUN TIME(secs.) 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Approx. feed dispensed(lbs.).75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
I opted to go with two feeds per day at 7:00 am and 6:00 pm to start. My run time is currently 6 seconds per feed. Based upon that, the feeder will kick out 2 lbs. of corn each day. The 200 lbs. in the feeder will last me 100 days! I felt as a newbie to game feeders, this is good information.
If anyone else has any calculations or helpful hints like this for feeders, please post them up. How many people supplement their corn feeder with apples or anything else?