cattle scratchers

Farmall 656 · Nov 4, 2017

How many in YT-land have one of those broom cattle scratchers? I was wondering what are your positive and negative experiences with them? Do you have them on a post dug into the ground or do you have them on a stand for mobility? I am planning on getting one for next season but was wondering the good-bad about them, mostly about mounting them, do the cow push on them, is a mud hole created, or do you move them around. Thank you in advance for your thoughts!!

Billy Shafer · Nov 4, 2017

I have seen a few around here When I deliver feed. Cows seem to enjoy them. Of course you do get the mud holes at times. Haven't seen any pushed over yet.

Martin Reece · Nov 4, 2017

My friend has one in his dairy barn. Cows love it. His is in the free stall barn and only turns on when a cow is near it.
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Martin

JimS · Nov 4, 2017

I set a large I-beam with a cross piece at the level of their backs. I made certain there were no sharp edges. They love that thing and keep it shiny. They especially like the piece that is horizontal they scratch their backs on.

da.bees · Nov 4, 2017

I have a wick with insecticid on the scratcher so that cattle transfer insecticide/fly repelant to their neck and back while scratching. My favorite set up is a heavy chain wrapped in burlap. One end is tied 5'high on a corner post,other end is tied 10'away to a screw in ground anchor. Yea,they wear the ground out around it so I move it.

Lazy WP · Nov 4, 2017

I had a number of them at different times. You better have a pretty good post to set them over. Neighbors cows wore out several of them too. I always wanted to wrap one and use it as an insecticide applicator.

Kansas4010 · Nov 4, 2017

I have one of these oilers. Cattle seem to really like it. It's also easily moved.

da.bees · Nov 5, 2017

Kansas4110,I'd like to see a picture of cattle using that oiler. The proportions look more suitable for sheep than cattle. I believe that red bull in OP's picture would be wearing it like jewelry before the others had a chance to try it out.

Kansas4010 · Nov 5, 2017

It's bigger than that picture shows. I didn't run down to the pasture to photograph mine. I just found one on the internet like mine. It's called a Lewis cattle oiler.

jacksun65 · Nov 5, 2017

looks like an old broom off a street sweeper.

Farmall 656 · Nov 5, 2017

Yes that is what it is. Thank you for your responses. da.bees I would like to see a picture of your set up. JimS I would like to see a picture of your set up, too. Billy Shafer-good to hear from your obersvations. Lazy WP, I thought about getting an 8' post and sticking about 3ft into the ground.

LonM · Nov 5, 2017

I made up a free-standing one to hold a sweeper roller like in your picture. I welded three pieces of oil field pipe to lie flat on the ground, each 120 degrees apart and joined in the center by a vertical piece of oil field pipe. I reinforced the joint where the pieces all come together with some short pieces of 7/8" sucker rod. The sweeper roller slips over the vertical pipe. So far, the cattle have not tipped it over. Each piece of oil field pipe is 5 feet long. The cattle really enjoy playing with it.

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