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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: FrancesV on July 04, 2016, 11:11:37 am

Title: Loose Mineral Pat Coleby- have you tried it?
Post by: FrancesV on July 04, 2016, 11:11:37 am

Hi Everyone,

Has anybody put out the full lick ( loose minerals) to their sheep ?  ie these components:

Dolomite
Copper Sulfate
Fine Yellow Dusting Sulfur ( 99%)
Seaweed Meal

Pat Coleby says to carry out a soil anlysis first and consult your vet ( both of which I am in the process of doing)

There is also a NZ site that recommends the addition of ground Himalayan Salt:

http://www.fertilefields.co.nz/drupal/animallick (http://www.fertilefields.co.nz/drupal/animallick)


Wishing ewe well,

FrancesV    :sheep:

Title: Re: Loose Mineral Pat Coleby- have you tried it?
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 04, 2016, 12:18:49 pm

I don't know that specific one, but did use loose minerals (from Paul Keeble) one season on the moorland farm.  The only problem was keeping them dry. 

Title: Re: Loose Mineral Pat Coleby- have you tried it?
Post by: shep53 on July 04, 2016, 01:12:24 pm

Every farmer used powdered minerals and now most use drench or bolus ,  as sally says difficult to keep dry and in order to make them palatable they add salt/spices so you never knew if the needed it or just like the taste plus some ate lots and some nothing .     Best to blood test and give specific min