“No Slip” Pig Feeders

“No Slip” Pig Feeders HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Kevin Birschbach has heard of many uses for recycled conveyor belts but using them to make no-slip pig feeders was a new one Jeremy Janssen a Nebraska customer attaches belting to the bottom of his confinement pig feeders “He used 18-in wide belting on the 6-in wide feeders which left plenty of room on either side for the pigs to stand ” explains Birschbach Atlas Belting LLC “When they stand on the belting that secures the feeder in place At the same time any feed pushed out of the feeder falls on the belts not through the slats ” Janssen sent FARM SHOW pictures of the feeders on the slatted floor before and after attaching the belting In the first picture before attaching belting the feeder had been pushed to one side of the pen Only 20 min after feeding the slats were covered with feed and the feeder was empty With the belting attached the feeder was still away from the gate and feed remained in the feeder half an hour after feeding By the time an hour and a half had passed the feeder and the belting had been cleaned up completely by the pigs Virtually no feed could be seen on the slats “No more wasted feed ” says Birschbach “It’s another great idea to be shared with other farmers for how to solve a problem with conveyor belting ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Atlas Belting LLC 2015 Stonebridge Circle West Bend Wis 53095 ph 262 247-2520 or 262 227-8175; kevin@atlasbelt com

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