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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Goats!!! on May 28, 2018, 02:52:22 pm

Title: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: Goats!!! on May 28, 2018, 02:52:22 pm: Out older Cade lambs are now out on grass, we wanted to get a vitamin/mineral bucket/block for them. Can anyone recommend something to get them, we will also carry on with feeding them a ration of nuts.
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: twizzel on May 28, 2018, 03:35:48 pm: Just get a general purpose sheep mineral bucket from your local country store, that will do them fine.
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: Goats!!! on May 28, 2018, 08:13:16 pm: Thanks twizzel, there are so many options!
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: twizzel on May 28, 2018, 10:35:14 pm: Yes agree! For the summer and autumn whilst you have grass a basic mineral lick would suffice. For the winter when the weather has turned and grass quality decreased an energy lick with minerals would be useful. I like Mole Valley and Downland licks :-)
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: davet on May 30, 2018, 08:50:38 am: Quote from: twizzel on May 28, 2018, 10:35:14 pm
I like Mole Valley and Downland licks :-)

But what do your sheep think of them?
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: twizzel on May 30, 2018, 09:40:22 am: They love them :roflanim: especially the MV feet and fertility one, and the Downland opti lix energy bucket. Do very well on both.
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: Derbyshire Hillbilly on May 30, 2018, 11:12:01 am: Graze DUP blocks are amazing, never seen lambs grow so quick!
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: Goats!!! on June 02, 2018, 10:21:14 pm: Thanks :-)
Title: Re: Vit/min bucket for lambs
Post by: SallyintNorth on June 03, 2018, 12:59:33 pm: I'm moving towards pasture / grass fed as much as possible, and definitely no soya meal, so have been using the Mole Valley 'Rumigan' Dual Purpose lick with a side order of Himalayan Rock Salt. (The Rumigan is seaweed-meal based.)