Mineral lick for outwintered dry cows?

[crashbox]

Any thoughts on mineral lick for outwintered far-off dry cows?
Holsteins outwintered on big bale silage (mature stuff) up to 3 weeks from calving.
They have a proper transition diet 21 days from calving.
Special dry cow lick is about 4 quid a bucket more than general purpose lick...

Thoughts appreciated.
CB

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Does outwintering and Holsteins even go together?

 

[Martyn]

We swear by and use mvf purple buckets I see they have a promotion at the moment, get through quite a lot but seam to do their job.

 

[crashbox]

Does outwintering and Holsteins even go together?

On light ground

 

[crashbox]

We swear by and use mvf purple buckets I see they have a promotion at the moment, get through quite a lot but seam to do their job.

Which ones are the purple ones? Do they deliver?

 

[Kiss]

Partially forget the price depends what’s in it, if it’s only extra mag your wasting your money

ours would have no minerals until about 3/4 weeks precalving but not Holsteins,

 

[Martyn]

Which ones are the purple ones? Do they deliver?

We buy them by 1t pallet delivered, am sure they would deliver less if asked. Purple elete drycow buckets.

 

[Martyn]

they do same non organic to

 

[sidjon]

Badgers love them

 

[crashbox]

Badgers love them

Yep I put 'em in a "badger proof" trough