Crystalix worth it or not?

[milkloss]

I have obviously missed something, could you explain to an old lady what you are talking about?

We used to have quite a few wild boar about and they used to gouge out the softer licks quite easily overnight. Don't have too many about now, they were crossed with domestic pig as well, escaped in the '87 storm apparently.

 

[Danvd]

I can sort out any remaining boar for you if you wish!?

 

[Bones]

I can sort out any remaining boar for you if you wish!?

Don't. Great to hear that's there wild bore about

 

[GrannyAching]

Don't. Great to hear that's there wild bore about

Plenty in the run up to an election.

 

[milkloss]

I can sort out any remaining boar for you if you wish!?

Only see evidence of them maybe once a year if that now, they've all been shot out pretty much.

Don't. Great to hear that's there wild bore about

You obviously haven't seen how quick they can turn over a bit of turf then!

 

[MF 135 Man]

Keep are ewes tight through the winter on a kale turnip field and an old lay with two silage bales, last few years we have used random energy blocks as crysalyx seems expensive, but always had one or two old ewes go down, some not make it back up. this year i decided to use crystalyx just to try, no TLD at all and found the older poorer ewes hung around them. For us to save the grass for ewes with lambs the buckets make all the difference.

With that being said it was a kind winter on them but i will use them again next year.

Huw

 

[shearerlad]

I use them. Well worth the extra cost I reckon.
Used at tupping as autumn grass losses quality quick up here. And also from scanning to lambing. Triplets stocked at 3/acre eating a block per 20 ewes in 10 days (2x RDI) whereas singles at 4.5/acre were eating a block per 20 in 6 weeks (1/2 RDI). All on very similar old pp.
Just goes to show they can regulate their intake according to need.

Edit. Plus the empty buckets are great for water in lambing pens