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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1815550" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Ok. Definitely going to want them before you take delivery. At least a basic square or some thing that is secure to hold them until they settle in.</p><p></p><p>[USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] is right about weighing your options. </p><p></p><p>Some one might say mineral tubs are too expensive. Only loose mineral. What they don't tell you is the context of their statement. Maybe they already have a bunch of paid for mineral feeders or covered areas and troughs. </p><p></p><p>For you, can you justify building a cover or mineral feeder for 3 calves right now? You might pay a little more for the product in a tub to save from a much larger payment. Then is a mineral tub $20 more than a regular tub or $60 more. $20 you might can tolerate. $60 more and throwing a block in an oldtire might be the ticket. That's the stuff that you have to decide for yourself based on your situation.</p><p></p><p>I've burned a lot of money on mineral that they wouldn't eat. I started use multimen. It's "more expensive" by most peoples standards but not when the other mineral was going to waste. I've had good luck with vitaferm now so I got away from multimen except with weaned calves. Any thing I wean to keep gets a shot of multimen to help with the transition away from milk to pasture. That's just what works for us. </p><p></p><p>Are your horses going to be in the same pasture with the calves?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1815550, member: 6291"] Ok. Definitely going to want them before you take delivery. At least a basic square or some thing that is secure to hold them until they settle in. [USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] is right about weighing your options. Some one might say mineral tubs are too expensive. Only loose mineral. What they don't tell you is the context of their statement. Maybe they already have a bunch of paid for mineral feeders or covered areas and troughs. For you, can you justify building a cover or mineral feeder for 3 calves right now? You might pay a little more for the product in a tub to save from a much larger payment. Then is a mineral tub $20 more than a regular tub or $60 more. $20 you might can tolerate. $60 more and throwing a block in an oldtire might be the ticket. That's the stuff that you have to decide for yourself based on your situation. I've burned a lot of money on mineral that they wouldn't eat. I started use multimen. It's "more expensive" by most peoples standards but not when the other mineral was going to waste. I've had good luck with vitaferm now so I got away from multimen except with weaned calves. Any thing I wean to keep gets a shot of multimen to help with the transition away from milk to pasture. That's just what works for us. Are your horses going to be in the same pasture with the calves? [/QUOTE]
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