Which mineral would you use?

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

My goats have always liked the Sweetlix Meat Maker. That is really the only one I have experience with that is any good in my opinion.

X2, I have always used this will good results and my goats like it, why would you not use it Straw?

That one is fine. I would not use the 3rd or last one.

Ahh not enough Calcium? That's why I don't use the magnum milk, funny the milker formula has less calcium than the meat maker one!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Yeah the Ca ration is not good.It would be fine if they had access to alot of pasture and browse at all times as well as clean water but most people do not have that. And if that's the case those minerals would not be good.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I think the magnum milk has less calcium than meat maker because of the typical feeding practices that go along with the type of animal....

Dairy animals fed alfalfa hay would get too much calcium (high amounts of calcium in the alfalfa ) if also fed the "meatmaker" minerals

Meat goats that typically get a pretty good amount amount of grain (sometimes a lot) need the higher calcium in the minerals to compensate for all the phosphorus in the grain.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Yeah the Ca ration is not good.It would be fine if they had access to alot of pasture and browse at all times as well as clean water but most people do not have that. And if that's the case those minerals would not be good.

 

[babsbag]

Do they make a mineral with Ammonium Chloride added? I don't feed any pellets or grain to my bucks so always looking for a way to help prevent UC.

BTW...my goats won't touch any of the sweetlix minerals. The only one they eat is Purina, go figure. I may have to try the Golden Blend. We had a group from our dairy assoc. order a pallet of the stuff. At the time it was too pricey for me. I haven't seen any other brands around here other than Purina and Sweetlix.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Do they make a mineral with Ammonium Chloride added? I don't feed any pellets or grain to my bucks so always looking for a way to help prevent UC.

BTW...my goats won't touch any of the sweetlix minerals. The only one they eat is Purina, go figure. I may have to try the Golden Blend. We had a group from our dairy assoc. order a pallet of the stuff. At the time it was too pricey for me. I haven't seen any other brands around here other than Purina and Sweetlix.

If you don't feed grain to your bucks and as long as you feed them grass hay, they have plenty of water, and you feed at least 2:1 Ca then you should have no worries of UC.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I think the magnum milk has less calcium than meat maker because of the typical feeding practices that go along with the type of animal....

Dairy animals fed alfalfa hay would get too much calcium (high amounts of calcium in the alfalfa ) if also fed the "meatmaker" minerals.

I always heard dairy goats should have free choice alfalfa, meat maker minerals, and even some tums as calcium supplement. Is this incorrect?

 

[that's*satyrical]

The Manna Pro Goat has AC added.

 

[SassyKat6181]

You can purchase powdered ammonium chloride and sprinkle it on their food