There are lots of resources on the Web that list mineral requirements
for sheep (and toxic levels, too). See one at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/sheep/as989-3.htm As Eldon points
out, it would be difficult and expensive to test all forage that our
sheep consume at various seasons of the y
BB Supplement Feeders--
I bought a 50lb bag of DE from Welter Seed and Honey Co. that was rated for
animal consumption. I believe one of my health food stores said they had
carried it once upon a time. I have also found human food grade on-line
from several stores.
Bottom line of all these sup
Hey John,
Thanks for the DE reference! I'll look into that.
And no, I never found out what happened to my lambs. They
disappeared off the face of the earth without a trace. However,
since then I have put padlocks on all my perimeter gates, and have
installed 5 wildlife monitoring cameras a
Mary: I have ordered 50# bags of food grade DE from Shadow Ridge Donkeys
(http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/perma_food_grade.htm). Did you ever
figure what happened to your lambs?
Sandy: Used the absolute best field fence you can afford for your perimeter
and make sure it is properly installed
