Who does Loose minerals with ammonium chloride

[andybk]

anyone know of a mineral company that does Loose minerals with ammonium chloride ? been feeding some alkagrain to finish some lambs , bit concerned about high cereal content of feed and stones in ram lambs , just tried binicombes they only do it in the buckets but i dont think lambs would take enough unless mixed in the feed , also a concern using the 3 in1 through summer for finishing the zwart lambs .

 

[Clinwil]

Ammonium Chloride would be best included in the feed, and is essential for finishing ram lambs. CNS can formulate a lamb finishing mineral containing Ammonium Chloride, this can be available F/A or I/F. minimum order would be 1/2 tonne, just contact [email protected]

 

[davidroberts30]

@Adam@Rumen ??

 

[neilo]

anyone know of a mineral company that does Loose minerals with ammonium chloride ? been feeding some alkagrain to finish some lambs , bit concerned about high cereal content of feed and stones in ram lambs , just tried binicombes they only do it in the buckets but i dont think lambs would take enough unless mixed in the feed , also a concern using the 3 in1 through summer for finishing the zwart lambs .

I think Wynnstay advertise them as 'intensive lamb', but I've never seen any in store. If ordered there would be a minimum order I expect.

 

[andybk]

I think Wynnstay advertise them as 'intensive lamb', but I've never seen any in store. If ordered there would be a minimum order I expect.

thanks will ring tomorrow , brinicombes will do it but need to order a tonne . have often used lamb pellet 50/50 and not had issues with a bit of lime flour added , but will prob just go with the alkagrain / mins next spring

 

[yellowbelly]

anyone know of a mineral company that does Loose minerals with ammonium chloride ?

Doesn't need to be ammonium chloride. Food grade sodium chloride does the same job and is as 'cheap as chips' in 20kg bags from MVF and the like. Just add at 1% by weight (IIRC)

 

[andybk]

Doesn't need to be ammonium chloride. Food grade sodium chloride does the same job and is as 'cheap as chips' in 20kg bags from MVF and the like. Just add at 1% by weight (IIRC)

interesting , thanks

 

[Bury the Trash]

Dont add too much tho .... Mendip salted lamb lol.

Yeah Usual advice to get them drinking more, will up intake of the corn a bit possibly as well .?
I wonder Why sheep dont drink much generally...?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Or rather, weeing more .....is what I meant

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Or rather, weeing more .....is what I meant

Is that your age?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Is that your age?

youre a Cheeky young fecker ?

 

[Adam@Rumen]

It's certainly possible and most if not all premix houses will have ammonium chloride as a stock item so it can be added in.

 

[neilo]

I wonder Why sheep dont drink much generally...?

Probably because they originated from arid areas originally, so they wouldn’t have lasted long if they couldn’t extract enough water from their feed.

It’s also the reason they don't have Wool of course....

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I wonder Why sheep dont drink much generally...?

Because they live outside and it’s always p!ssing down?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Because they live outside and it’s always p!ssing down?

true and water in grass
Although Ir @neilo's nearer to it, they're naturally thrifty with it and just dont use a lot on average.
Come to think if it , that could be a good selling point for sheep, " lamb procured with minimal water use" ... very trendy

 

[neilo]

thanks will ring tomorrow , brinicombes will do it but need to order a tonne . have often used lamb pellet 50/50 and not had issues with a bit of lime flour added , but will prob just go with the alkagrain / mins next spring

I’ve got a bunch inside on Alkagrain and mins. Whatever you do, don’t try to skimp on the minerals. I did, as I didn't want to overdo it and risk kidney stones. All the lambs had been bolused at weaning, which should still be providing the main trace elements.
In their second week on it, they were really flying, then I cut the minerals out for a few days and I’ve never seen lambs go back so quickly. I drenched them all with a cheap TE drench, as i’d Seen a few with crusty eyes (Co deficiency?) and put mins in again, and they have taken off again as quickly as they stalled. I have been staggered at the speed of change, and learnt a lesson.

That was just using sheep GP minerals at about 25kg/t, some chucked in with the feed and some in a bucket with a lump of rock salt in the bottom to hold it down, which they are nibbling at constantly. Hopefully they won’t be on it long enough to have issues with stones, and the ration is less acidic than ‘normal’ cereal based diets.