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<blockquote data-quote="M5farm" data-source="post: 1138174" data-attributes="member: 18487"><p>John Baker </p><p></p><p> Interact </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Posts: 5 </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#3 5 days ago SL,I did a bio on Hicky214 and he's, IMO, about 50/50 on the level. Time will tell. I would classify him as a beginner hobby farmer falling into all the traps most beginners fall into.Failing to have a clear goal.falling in love with his cattle.buying someone's culls with little or no experience.Seeking advise without considering the source. Those four alone are a prescription for failure in a cow/calf operation. Re: But as far as minerals I did a tub and now I just keep the red mineral blocks from southern states along with salt in every pasture. They lick them but some have a touch of red to them in there coats etc. I have read about copper etc.Im in central VA give me your ideas. Q, should I do a loose mineral or are the red blocks enough? ( Which is actually two questions. )Q. If so how are you feeding it?Q. Bucket on a fence work? His last two questions are irrelevant if you answer the first half of his first question properly, based on the facts he has given. And this facts are: I did a tub of mineralsI now supplement with red mineral blocks and salt blocks my animals now have a touch of red to them I read about copper etc. Well, he didn't read enough or didn't understand what he read about copper ETC. Fact: The etc of which he speaks is sulfur, which turns black cattle red not copper. It is true, excess sulfur does block the absorption of copper which can cause a multitude of problems but it is the storage of excess sulfur in fatty tissue just under the hide that causes the hair to turn red. It is also the storage of excess sulfur in the fatty tissue within the muscles ( marbling ) that causes death, lameness and/or downers, etc while blocking the absorption of copper. Now to answer his first two questions. Q. should I do a loose mineral? NO! Absolutely not! You should be doing NO supplemental feeding that contains sulfur as your cattle are now showing the first signs of toxic poisoning from excess sulfur intake. If you stop inducing excess sulfur it will take approx. 1 year and the red should be gone and the price you receive for your cattle will go up as a rad coat on a black cow can cost you up to $.20 per lb. TBC ( to be continued ) John Last Edited By: John Baker 5 days ago. Edited 1 time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M5farm, post: 1138174, member: 18487"] John Baker Interact Posts: 5 #3 [url] 5 days ago SL,I did a bio on Hicky214 and he's, IMO, about 50/50 on the level. Time will tell. I would classify him as a beginner hobby farmer falling into all the traps most beginners fall into.Failing to have a clear goal.falling in love with his cattle.buying someone's culls with little or no experience.Seeking advise without considering the source. Those four alone are a prescription for failure in a cow/calf operation. Re: But as far as minerals I did a tub and now I just keep the red mineral blocks from southern states along with salt in every pasture. They lick them but some have a touch of red to them in there coats etc. I have read about copper etc.Im in central VA give me your ideas. Q, should I do a loose mineral or are the red blocks enough? ( Which is actually two questions. )Q. If so how are you feeding it?Q. Bucket on a fence work? His last two questions are irrelevant if you answer the first half of his first question properly, based on the facts he has given. And this facts are: I did a tub of mineralsI now supplement with red mineral blocks and salt blocks my animals now have a touch of red to them I read about copper etc. Well, he didn't read enough or didn't understand what he read about copper ETC. Fact: The etc of which he speaks is sulfur, which turns black cattle red not copper. It is true, excess sulfur does block the absorption of copper which can cause a multitude of problems but it is the storage of excess sulfur in fatty tissue just under the hide that causes the hair to turn red. It is also the storage of excess sulfur in the fatty tissue within the muscles ( marbling ) that causes death, lameness and/or downers, etc while blocking the absorption of copper. Now to answer his first two questions. Q. should I do a loose mineral? NO! Absolutely not! You should be doing NO supplemental feeding that contains sulfur as your cattle are now showing the first signs of toxic poisoning from excess sulfur intake. If you stop inducing excess sulfur it will take approx. 1 year and the red should be gone and the price you receive for your cattle will go up as a rad coat on a black cow can cost you up to $.20 per lb. TBC ( to be continued ) John Last Edited By: John Baker 5 days ago. Edited 1 time.[/url] [/QUOTE]
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