Maxx energy tubs

[ianlucasshearing]

Just wondering how people are getting on with these this season,
I have just bought my ewes home on Thursday and put out 4 80kg tubs out with them (260 ewes) . According to my calculations with the recommended daily intake they should have lasted about 2 weeks. They were pretty much gone by Saturday morning so less than 24hrs. Obviously I will be on to rumenco today but just interested in others experience.

 

[Pistonbroke]

They've ate more than a kilo a day? Can't see how it would be possible. We've had no issues, they're as long lasting as crystalix. Sure someone hasn't swiped yours and left some empties?

 

[ianlucasshearing]

Exactly, there has to be something wrong with the batch, I have used them before with no issues.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Exactly, there has to be something wrong with the batch, I have used them before with no issues.

Have you kept any back to show someone? They might not believe you if all you have is some empty tubs

 

[ianlucasshearing]

Yes I have the rest of the pallet, don't want to put them out as a waste of time and sheep are sh#tting through the eye of a needle now.
Spoken to the rumenco rep this morning and he is looking into it.

 

[Mc115reed]

Yes I have the rest of the pallet, don't want to put them out as a waste of time and sheep are sh#tting through the eye of a needle now.
Spoken to the rumenco rep this morning and he is looking into it.

Expensive f**k up that mind

 

[AftonShepherd]

Only tried Maxx once. They were that hard the ewes couldn't eat them! The rep came out and we could hardly break a bit off with a chisel.

 

[Pistonbroke]

I called by to pick up a few small ones last week and they only had sugarmax silver buckets. Can't see what the difference is to be honest.

 

[ianlucasshearing]

I called by to pick up a few small ones last week and they only had sugarmax silver buckets. Can't see what the difference is to be honest.

I had s few of these as well for a couple of smaller groups and they seamed to last ok, so hopefully just a bad batch and I am sure they will honour it.

 

[NFI]

I've used all sorts of energy buckets and find that my ewes treat them like toffee, once they get a taste for it they won't leave it alone. If I don't introduce something I end up with TLD. I find it's sometimes cheaper to feed a small amount of hard feed, at least you can have a better idea of how much ewes are eating.

 

[Moors Lad]

and sheep are sh#tting through the eye of a needle now.
Spoken to the rumenco rep this morning and he is looking into it.

I`m resisting the urge to find this ^^^^ amusing (the picture of a rep looking through a sh#tty eye of a needle), but there must be something wrong with that batch if you`ve used them before without any trouble. It`s far from funny when something upsets them when they`re near lambing - bound to say I`m not a fan of licks, etc BUT they are so much easier to feed compared to concentrates so I can see the attraction, especially with big batches of ewes.

 

[Al R]

I’ve found ewes have gone through the 2 blocks I use far quicker this year than previous years. Mineral blocks are a good barometer of the fields TE and sheep TE levels. We get some fields they hammer through them and the field next door, same ewes just split half 1 field and half the other and 1 field is renowned for going through 3 times the amount of blocks in a 6 week period. I do wonder how much the droughts over the last few years have taken out of the land and sheep.

 

[David.]

Exactly, there has to be something wrong with the batch, I have used them before with no issues.

Have to say your experience mirrors my one and only try with Rumenco.

 

[Woolless]

I've got maxx energy tubs out with the singles to compliment their hay. Taking them steadily enough.

 

[ianlucasshearing]

Well for an update, spoke with the rep yesterday and explained things, he phoned me back later on to say a new pallet would be with me by the end of the week. No arguments at all so a great service from Rumenco!!!