What kind of loose mineral do you use for your dairy goats?

[Hobby Farm]

Getting ready to shop for a new mineral, as I am not satisfied with the Purina one I am currently using. What brand/type do you use for your dairy goats?

 

[elevan]

My goats currently get Manna Pro. But I just found someplace that can order Sweetlix for me and will be switching to that on Friday.

 

[ksalvagno]

Sweetlix Meatmaker 16:8 loose mineral

 

[PJisaMom]

Cargill Right Now Onyx (for cattle)

 

[20kidsonhill]

sweetlix meat maker
and cargill Right now onyx for cattle are both really good onse.

We use a co-op brand, but from the ingredience label and how much the goats consume it is a very good one as well.

You want to see very little ingredience listed with oxides in them. this is a slow deigesting form of the mineral.

 

[doxiemoxie]

Bar Ale loose minerals. Its made in California, I don't know how available it is out of state. My goats like it.

 

[DonnaBelle]

I am now using Hoegger's Mineral. The goats seem to like it.

DonnaBelle

 

[Blue Dog Farms]

The sweetlix for goats specifies that it is for meat goats, is it good for dairy also? Does it really matter? I am on the same search and have been looking tonight trying to decide on a good one that works well for my dairy girls as well as my bucklings and wether

 

[20kidsonhill]

Sweetlix is a 16 to 8 ratio of calcium to phosphorus, which is good for bucks and whethers to decrease the chances of getting Urinary calculi.

YOur does would also benifit from this ratio. many of the other minerals are also 16:8

But I can tell you Purina is not. It has less calcium in it and shouldn't be fed to males, unless you know how to balance there diet.

sweetlix is fine for all goats.

 

[Roll farms]

I use ADM Goat Power. I've been trying to find Onyx Right Now around here but no luck so far....