Onthebit
Well-known member
Wow! I have a few (10) Dexter cows/calves/steers out on pasture and they look great! Shiny, fat and sassy! I recently traded a Q-horse mare for 2 steers. They are inside getting grain so I bought beef mineral from the co-op for them as well...
As my usual routine, I went outside the barn and called the cows...I usually divide a pail of grain amongst them so they will always come up when called. This is a fairly simple routine with minor scuffles w the bull and steers...all and all fairly peaceful...they eat, bellow a bit then leave...
Today, I had beef mineral in the feed.....they started going crazy.....so i went and got two cans of straight mineral and tried to divy it up and almost got trampled in the melee that ensued!! They were fighting over every bit of it! horning each other and tryiing to knock me down! It was crazy What was that all about? Is the stuff that good? I tasted it and it tasted like B12 and salt! YUCK! they have a mineral lick and a tub that has been there since spring!
As my usual routine, I went outside the barn and called the cows...I usually divide a pail of grain amongst them so they will always come up when called. This is a fairly simple routine with minor scuffles w the bull and steers...all and all fairly peaceful...they eat, bellow a bit then leave...
Today, I had beef mineral in the feed.....they started going crazy.....so i went and got two cans of straight mineral and tried to divy it up and almost got trampled in the melee that ensued!! They were fighting over every bit of it! horning each other and tryiing to knock me down! It was crazy What was that all about? Is the stuff that good? I tasted it and it tasted like B12 and salt! YUCK! they have a mineral lick and a tub that has been there since spring!