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| sprkplug | Posted 06/21/12 06:50PM  Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
|  | This year my daughter will be showing sheep and goats. Can I put all of them in the same pin?
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| PeteM | Posted 06/21/12 06:54PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
|  | Should be able to, but will need to feed separately as they will have different rations and amounts fed.
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| EmsoffLambs | Posted 06/21/12 07:04PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
|  | Yes, sheep and goats get along well though will need to be fed separately as Pete said. Goats require copper in their ration in amounts that are toxic to sheep. So be sure that the lamb does not have access to the goat's feed. Use salt that is designed for sheep.
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| sprkplug | Posted 06/21/12 11:02PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | Ok thanks. We feed the sheep in seperate pins from each other so it will be so much easier to build a couple of feed pins rather than a whole seperate dry lot. Since you brought up salt do we still need to introduce salt on top of the feed supplements they get every day?
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| PeteM | Posted 06/21/12 11:05PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | It is good to keep a good general mineral free choice except about the 2 weeks before a show.
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| HansenLivestock | Posted 06/21/12 11:14PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
|  | Pete, why do you pull the mineral out a few weeks before your intended show?
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| PeteM | Posted 06/21/12 11:20PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | That was suggested by JB Massey at camp a few years ago. It is intended to lower their water intake to reduce water belly look.
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| sprkplug | Posted 06/21/12 11:39PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | Since we started wet feeding they do not have near the belly they used to. Does someone make a general salt that we can use that will work for the sheep and goats?
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| EmsoffLambs | Posted 06/22/12 12:55AM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | Our feed store sells a loose sheep salt.
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| thelambsweat | Posted 06/22/12 11:33AM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | EmsoffLambs what is the difference between loose livestock salt and loose sheep salt?
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| PeteM | Posted 06/22/12 12:11PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | Copper
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| EmsoffLambs | Posted 06/22/12 12:12PM Changed 00/00/00 12:00AM |
| | I wouldn't even be able to guess what's in each different brand of salt. Some "livestock" feeds are for all livestock EXCEPT sheep (due to the copper content) while others leave out the copper and are for sheep too. You'd have to read the label to know for sure. But if I were feeding it to sheep, I'd make sure it's labeled specifically for sheep with no added copper.
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