KAstocker
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hats an exceptional price for any Vitaferm mineral. Most will run $10 a bag more than that.I pay about $24 per bag for vitaferm gainsmart stocker. Heat only adds maybe two bucks.
I think it depends on a number of factors dependant on where you are located, what is lacking in their feed, in the soil etc.I'm in the process of finishing up the rest of our minerals that we have in stock.
We are switching from a brand called Rolf minerals which the mineral content is based on 2kg VS Balanz Mineral salts which the mineral content is based on 1kg. I'm basically doing this based on the fact that our calf's weaning weights are terrible IMO, the body condition in the lactating cows is horrible as well. Cattle are all grass fed.
My only concern Is that the higher concentration might be overkill what do you guys think? What are you guys using?
Common practice were the cattle are is that we add pure salt mixed to minerals based on a 1:1 ratio.
This is for a cow-calf operation.
Thanks in advance.
I like the ionized white salt. Do you use the natural from Utah I think it is?I put iodized salt out - free choice. Also free choice minerals. And injectable Multimin twice a year. I'm in north central Washington so I feed alfalfa during the winter months. Also wheat straw.
Seems like I got some ionized salt that was Natural. Seems like it was a shade of red. Is that possible?Salt from Utah is not all the same . Some comes from the great salt lake and some is mined under ground in central Utah
Totally different sources totally different chemically in its "natural form"
Redmond products, out of Utah. I think you mean iodized salt? the red in that salt is mostly iron oxide. we had a truckload of rocksalt from them years ago. a cousin went up and got it.Seems like I got some ionized salt that was Natural. Seems like it was a shade of red. Is that possible?
That is it. My spell correct changed it.Redmond porducts, out of Utah. I think you mean iodized salt? the red in that salt is mostly iron oxide. we had a truckload of rocksalt from them years ago. a cousin went up and got it.
it was in chunks from baseball size to maybe 20-30 lb like half a formed block of salt. we just put it out like block salt. it was harder than even white blocks but they licked on it and ate it up.What did you do with the rocksalt? Especially a truckload of it
As natural as it gets sounds like. And idea what the cost per ton was?it was in chunks from baseball size to maybe 20-30 lb like half a formed block of salt. we just put it out like block salt. it was harder than even white blocks but they licked on it and ate it up.
I sure don't, sorry. I suspect it was less than local feed store stuff at the time as this cousin was always trying to find deals. pretty sure he split the load with other people as it seems like our pile couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 tons. I remember it sitting down by the waterlot where he kept his horses and we would go get a bunch of chunks in the pick up to distribute. had to do it by hand as a shovel wouldn't work and we live without tractors and such.As natural as it gets sounds like. And idea what the cost per ton was?
Pretty.cool idea anywayI sure don't, sorry. I suspect it was less than local feed store stuff at the time as this cousin was always trying to find deals. pretty sure he split the load with other people as it seems like our pile couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 tons. I remember it sitting down by the waterlot where he kept his horses and we would go get a bunch of chunks in the pick up to distribute. had to do it by hand as a shovel wouldn't work and we live without tractors and such.
I live in NYC we have a cow calf operation in Guatemalaa mineral product from Guatemala in New York?
probably not many of those pretty white brahmas in New York either!I live in NYC we have a cow calf operation in Guatemala
Not oneprobably not many of those pretty white brahmas in New York either!