Sweetlix Goat Minerals

mare · #21 01/14/07, 05:52 PM

i looked up the labels on the web and for the meatmaker the calcium is 14-16.80%, the phosphourus is 8% and the salt is 10%. is it just me or does the amount of salt seem up there with everything else?

copperpennykids · #22 01/14/07, 08:01 PM

Just trying to delete repeat post.

copperpennykids · #23 01/14/07, 08:03 PM

CHS feeds (the makers of Boer Goat Developer ) has a goat mineral out now that is almost identical to the SweetLix Meat Maker and about the same price. You could ask your dealer if they carry BGD 'cause then they can get you the mineral as well.

We are currently using a cattle mineral that is 1/2 the price of either of the above and has a lot more selenium and copper (folks in Arizona are deficient in both I believe).
You could always check labels on dairy or beef cattle mineral. Lots of folks go with horse minerals for the same reason, better mineral.

Oh, some minerals are 40-45 % salt. You are paying a lot for salt that way!
10-15 % means you should be getting more mineral.

mare · #24 01/15/07, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by copperpennykids

CHS feeds (the makers of Boer Goat Developer ) has a goat mineral out now that is almost identical to the SweetLix Meat Maker and about the same price. You could ask your dealer if they carry BGD 'cause then they can get you the mineral as well.

We are currently using a cattle mineral that is 1/2 the price of either of the above and has a lot more selenium and copper (folks in Arizona are deficient in both I believe).
You could always check labels on dairy or beef cattle mineral. Lots of folks go with horse minerals for the same reason, better mineral.

Oh, some minerals are 40-45 % salt. You are paying a lot for salt that way!
10-15 % means you should be getting more mineral.

thanks

Laura Workman · #25 01/15/07, 12:55 PM

This is a pretty cool table that compares many of the nutrients in a bunch of different mineral mixes. As you can see, Purina has 41-45% salt, Golden Blend has 20-24% salt, and Sweetlix Meat Maker has 10-12% salt. So, though Purina and Sweetlix both have 1750 ppm of Copper and about the same percentage of Selenium (22 & 25 %), the goats will get a lot more out of Sweetlix because they'll eat four times as much before they get an equal amount of salt. I hope that's not confusing.

http://www.saanendoah.com/mineralanalysis.html#swetlick

LMonty · #26 01/15/07, 01:12 PM

are these all too high in copper for sheep in the same pasture or are there any that are compatable with both types of animals? I'm considering using copper rumen bolusus on the goats, and then a low copper mineral mix. Seems the safest way to me to avoid the possibility of copper toxicity for the sheep, but still making sure each gets what it needs.

Any suggestions or other safe ways to do it?

Lizza · #27 01/15/07, 01:16 PM

Thanks for the link Laura!

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Originally Posted by Laura Jensen

This is a pretty cool table that compares many of the nutrients in a bunch of different mineral mixes. As you can see, Purina has 41-45% salt, Golden Blend has 20-24% salt, and Sweetlix Meat Maker has 10-12% salt. So, though Purina and Sweetlix both have 1750 ppm of Copper and about the same percentage of Selenium (22 & 25 %), the goats will get a lot more out of Sweetlix because they'll eat four times as much before they get an equal amount of salt. I hope that's not confusing.

http://www.saanendoah.com/mineralanalysis.html#swetlick

Laura Workman · #28 01/15/07, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LMonty

are these all too high in copper for sheep in the same pasture or are there any that are compatable with both types of animals? I'm considering using copper rumen bolusus on the goats, and then a low copper mineral mix. Seems the safest way to me to avoid the possibility of copper toxicity for the sheep, but still making sure each gets what it needs.

That sounds about right. From what I understand, sheep will die from the copper in a goat mineral. I wonder whether Sweetlix makes a sheep mineral?

sunnygrl · #29 01/16/07, 11:28 AM

I have a question about the sweetlix... i called a store ( not close or I would just drive and check it out) that the website said carried it... and asked them if they had it, guy said they just got some in this morning in a tub with a lid. said that they were 60# tubs. I could not find a 60# tub on the sweetlix website, anyone know anything about this?... I was wanting to know what kind of lick it was mineral salt wise, but he (due to my lack of ability to convey this) couldn't figure out what I was asking..

Laura Workman · #30 01/16/07, 11:41 AM

You want the 25 lb. sack of loose mineral. You don't want a tub unless it's exactly the same stuff as in the 25 lb. sack. I checked the Sweetlix website, too, and they didn't show any of the local feed stores that carry the stuff. You know, the places where I buy it. So, if I were you, I'd call your local feedstores and find out if any of them carry it. If they don't, but they carry other Sweetlix products, they can probably order it in, which would save you a drive.

Disco Paul · #31 01/16/07, 07:38 PM

Hi,
I ordered Sweetlix from our local mill. They are listed as a dealer on the Sweetlix web site. Gave them my phone number to call me when it came in. Waited a month did'nt hear from them. Gave them a call and they said they sold it to someone else because I did'nt come in to pick it up. They were supposed to call me! So I ordered more. Waited a month and did'nt hear from them. When I went there to check on my order the girl fessed up that they have to order $500.00 in Sweetlix product to place an order. They never ordered it for me. I don't buy anything from them now. If they were honest right off the bat it would'nt bother me. They were'nt. Now I order from a different mill 20 minutes farther away. They like our money there.
Paul