How often for copper and Bo-Se?

[6e]

Back in March I think it was, we gave all the girls copper bolus and a shot of Bo-Se. A few look really really good, but a couple are still really scruffy and icky looking. They're eyelids seem nice and bright, but I may worm again. But how often can you give copper and Bo-Se?

[mygoat]

They may still be scruffy looking because of shed-out. My alpines and minis apparently shed MUCH slower than my boers, who are all in summer coats already and the minis and alpines look funny.

I give BoSe and Copper boluses at the same time, 3x per year or every 4 months.

[eclipchic]

sorry to hijack but if they are getting loose minerals do they still need the copper bolus?

[mygoat]

Most likely. Copper is needed in high amounts and most forms of it are not readily available to them, even if mineral levels are high enough. Then you also have to factor in that different brands of minerals have different levels of salt - and high salt means that goats eat less and therefore aren't getting enough copper - or anything else for that matter. Minerals with lower content salt is like right now onyx or sweetlix

In most cases you will need to copper bolus if your soil levels are low.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Mine do, but I just found out that the water here in MO is high iron, too.

On their hooves, you can see a line formed when we migrate south for the winter.

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by eclipchic

sorry to hijack but if they are getting loose minerals do they still need the copper bolus?

Mine do. They always have free-choice mineral and kelp and I still bolus and Bo-Se twice a year. This is for working goats. Pets can get by with much lower levels as little demands are made on their bodies.