I use a lick tank as well. Tubs are more expensive then liquid feed and nearly impossible to regulate consumption with. With a lick tank I can open or close the limiters to regulate how much they take in.grannysoo":2u5k0q2i said:We use lick tanks and tubs, depending on where the cows are located.
Shaun7HL":3ryno45d said:I have a question, Would you rather use lick tubes or keep caking the cows before calving even with the same amount of protein in the tubes and cake ??????
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Shaun7HL":2p8bq069 said:I have a question, Would you rather use lick tubes or keep caking the cows before calving even with the same amount of protein in the tubes and cake ??????
Thanks
Alot of the tubs have limiters built in themnovaman":eci9j5nf said:I use a lick tank as well. Tubs are more expensive then liquid feed and nearly impossible to regulate consumption with. With a lick tank I can open or close the limiters to regulate how much they take in.grannysoo":eci9j5nf said:We use lick tanks and tubs, depending on where the cows are located.
Yes costs are too high but that doesn't mean you cut what you spend. Protein levels are very important and reducing herd size won't increase the protein content of the hay.newrancher":24o41cqk said:I am certainly not the most knowledgable, I tried the tubs- cattle got the schitts, I tried the loose mineral- cattle won't eat it. I use mineral blocks and loose salt and they are doing fine, I do give them a little sweet feed or cubes occasionally just to keep them following a bucket, but very little. Times are tough and they need to eat grass and hay. I am of the opinion that feeding costs are too high anyway and throwing more money at the situation is really pointless, if I have to supplement feed, I will reduce my herd size. I know this approach won't work for everyone.
From another post on this threadS&WSigma40VEShooter":3w1ts4lb said:Well we still have not gotten a response as to what lick tube is.
newrancher":1h62mjrm said:novaman, I wasn't implying that you should ignore nutrition. I just think that a lot of folks are spending money that is not necessary, I had what I thought was some really sorry hay and I had it tested. Guess what? It really wasn't that bad nutritionally and the cattle ate it just fine once they figured out that was all they were going to get.
TexasBred":3sr8wdco said:newrancher":3sr8wdco said:novaman, I wasn't implying that you should ignore nutrition. I just think that a lot of folks are spending money that is not necessary, I had what I thought was some really sorry hay and I had it tested. Guess what? It really wasn't that bad nutritionally and the cattle ate it just fine once they figured out that was all they were going to get.
Smart fellow....never judge hay by appearance. Always get a test. Heck I've even bought hay based on the hay test....especially moisture content.
dun":j34r79i5 said:From another post on this threadS&WSigma40VEShooter":j34r79i5 said:Well we still have not gotten a response as to what lick tube is.
"Then I thought "what's a lick tube? I've seen lick tubs, and I even use those, but I've never seen a lick tube? how long is the tube, and how big around, is it a small tube, like a garden hose, do the cows suck on the end of the tube??? "
But then I decided not to post either of those statements because they would make me sound like a smart "be nice".