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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 873797" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>You need that mineral now! Not at calving. Then it is too late. Not all mineral is created equal either.</p><p>I am going to come out and say it...</p><p>Co-op animal mineral is not great quality. Feedrite/Hubbard or Ridley, make a good quality mineral. Don't know if feedrite is in BC but find a mineral which is of good quality. Blocks in Canada or atleast the prairies are just trace minerals not the fully needed stuff.</p><p>Now there is 1:1 or 16:16. 2:1 and 1:2. All three are used with different types of feed. A high grain ration will need some thing different that say a hay diet or pasture diet. Same with pasture or towards the end of the growing season. Talk to the nutritionist at feedrite or the BC equivalent feed mill.</p><p>As for a feeder, right now a simple tire with a bottom will work until you get a feeder made. Just do not put the whole bag out. Mix with equal parts salt, do not buy the mineral with premix salt.</p><p>If you feed grain daily, mix it into the grain or sprinkle on top.</p><p></p><p>Finally, that cow in the chute....how is her calf...did she have a calf? How did it wean out? Hope it was in the top 10% or she is costing you big time $ in feed and her conversion is not great...just saying.</p><p>Mineral now...the fall sale is now on...get er done...or you will have more calving problems than you can shake a stick at...and poor doer calves at birth and poor quality colostrum and poor wean weights and poorer conversion in feed...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 873797, member: 6198"] You need that mineral now! Not at calving. Then it is too late. Not all mineral is created equal either. I am going to come out and say it... Co-op animal mineral is not great quality. Feedrite/Hubbard or Ridley, make a good quality mineral. Don't know if feedrite is in BC but find a mineral which is of good quality. Blocks in Canada or atleast the prairies are just trace minerals not the fully needed stuff. Now there is 1:1 or 16:16. 2:1 and 1:2. All three are used with different types of feed. A high grain ration will need some thing different that say a hay diet or pasture diet. Same with pasture or towards the end of the growing season. Talk to the nutritionist at feedrite or the BC equivalent feed mill. As for a feeder, right now a simple tire with a bottom will work until you get a feeder made. Just do not put the whole bag out. Mix with equal parts salt, do not buy the mineral with premix salt. If you feed grain daily, mix it into the grain or sprinkle on top. Finally, that cow in the chute....how is her calf...did she have a calf? How did it wean out? Hope it was in the top 10% or she is costing you big time $ in feed and her conversion is not great...just saying. Mineral now...the fall sale is now on...get er done...or you will have more calving problems than you can shake a stick at...and poor doer calves at birth and poor quality colostrum and poor wean weights and poorer conversion in feed... [/QUOTE]
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