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Karen Ockelford

  • Joined Nov 2024
mineral licks
« on: November 12, 2024, 01:41:29 pm »
I am a newbie small holder and have purchased a dozen Hebridean wethers primarily for grass management.   I have plenty of pasture which has been un-grazed for years and am intending to rotate the sheep around in paddocks, moving on when they have grazed each area.    I know they are likely to need hay when the weather is bad but my question is should put mineral licks out for them?

thanks
Karen

Bywaters

  • Joined Apr 2016
Re: mineral licks
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2024, 06:21:43 pm »
Grass at this time of year isn't going to be very nutritional compared to spring / summer

Unless you know what mineral defficiencies your land and /or the sheep need / have, it's a bit of a guessing game

That said, I don't think a general lick wouldn't hurt

The Denis Brinicombe range is good

Karen Ockelford

  • Joined Nov 2024
Re: mineral licks
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2024, 05:02:08 pm »
Thanks for the guidance,  I think I will look into something for them on a self service basis and see how they go


 

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