Posted 2015-05-09 2:08 PM Subject: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
Red Bull Agressive
Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota
Not just regular red mineral/salt blocks, but the ones with vitamins and minerals. For example, the Purina Free Balance 12:12 block.https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=9c5b33a2-ded9-46f1-bcf3-c10f4caa07ff
It's cheap as heck and in theory, I like the fact that it provides something for my horses to do other than just eating hay all day (they live in pens). Also one of them is naturally hot and on stall rest for the next 4-6 months so I'm trying to cut out as much extra feed as possible but still want him to get all his nutrients. So good or bad?
Posted 2015-05-09 2:24 PM Subject: RE: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
Miss Southern Sunshine
Posts: 7427 Location: South Central Florida
We always have mineral blocks and or salt licks in our pasture. Usually have.several in horse pastures and cow pastures. Not always the same brand but ours lick them and scrapenthem with their teeth.
Posted 2015-05-09 2:58 PM Subject: RE: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
Money Eating Baggage Owner
Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix
Someone at our barn has a Equipride tub and they left it out and my horse couldn't resist scraping it with his teeth and lick away at it. I was thinking of getting him that....he doesn't touch the Redmond rock salt block I bought him. :/
Posted 2015-05-09 6:48 PM Subject: RE: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
My Heart Be Happy
Posts: 9159 Location: Arkansas
I don't use them but our cutter friends have them out for their whole herd and swear by them. I know they're in a tub but not sure of the name. During the winter some of the horses got good round bales and just the licks. And they were mud fat
Posted 2015-05-11 4:18 PM Subject: RE: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
Night Chat Leader
Posts: 13150 Location: Home....Smiling M Farms
I like the idea of having a mineral block out for mine. From time to time I set one out, I only have one small problem with it. lol
The mare in my avatar will stop and eat the whole thing at once if you let her. I have 7 horses, when I put a block out, I have to put her up. Everyone else gets their fill and then they go on their happy way. This mare will eat the whole thing and not slow down, she's always been this way. Another crazy thing is her 2 year old son is turning out just like her in that regard! I don't get it, everybody else is fine but these 2 will go through a block in a day no problem.
Posted 2015-05-11 6:17 PM Subject: RE: Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
Regular
Posts: 64
Don't want to thread Jack but I use protein tubs along with alfalfa out in a pasture for a mare that's kind of a hard keeper and that's the only way she stays fat. She's getting bred next week and was wondering if I should stick to my same program. I think they are 20% tubs.
Does Anyone use the Vitamin/Mineral Licks?
