Supplemental feed block holder

A supplemental feed block holder for mounting a supplemental feed block having a cavity formed therein on a vertical fence post, the feed block holder comprising:

• a mounting post having a first and a second end wherein the mounting post is adapted to be attached to a vertical fence post;
• a first securing device that attaches a first end of the mounting post to a vertical fence post and a second securing device that attaches a second end of the mounting post to a vertical fence post;
• a feed block support post having a first and a second end wherein the feed block support post is adapted to receive a supplemental feed block and retain the supplemental feed block thereon;
• a base member interconnecting the first end of the mounting post and the first end of the feed block support post wherein the mounting post extends outward from the base a distance substantially equal to the feed block support post and wherein the feed block support post is sized so as to be positioned in the cavity of the supplemental feed block so that the center of mass of the supplemental feed block is located at about the same distance from the base member as the second securing device.

A method of mounting supplemental feed block having a cavity formed therein, the method comprising:

• attaching a U-shaped member to a vertical post, wherein the U-shaped member comprises a first arm, a base member, and a second arm;
• attaching the first arm of the U-shaped member to the vertical post at a first location along the first arm adjacent an upper end of the first arm by means of a first securing device, and attaching the first arm to the vertical post at a second location along the first arm adjacent a lower end of the first arm by means of a second securing device;
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• positioning the supplemental feed block on the second arm of the U-shaped member so that the second arm of the U-shaped member is positioned in the cavity of the supplemental feed block so that a first section of the second arm of a first diameter engages with the inner wall of the supplemental feed block cavity so as to laterally stabilize the feed block on the feed block holder while a second section of second arm of a second diameter extends into the cavity wherein the first an of the U-shaped member is attached to the vertical post at the first and second locations along the first arm so that the first location is positioned at least as high as the center of mass of the feed block in such a manner that the tendency of the U-shaped member to pivot about a first end of the first arm as a result of the positioning of the supplemental feed block on the second arm is inhibited.