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Post by hook on Sept 28, 2019 17:34:25 GMT -6
Last night we caught up the group and sorted off the calves. With the plan to hold them over night in a pen and haul them in the morning, I wanted to make sure they drank plenty. The cows were able to be close to their calves, so there wasnt a bunch of running weight off doing laps. Awhile back someone I know mentioned putting kool aid in the trough. So I filled one with water only, and added a large can of the kool aid mix to the other. Total cost 12 bucks.
This morning, the kool aid trough was drank down at a ration of 10 to one of the regular water. They barely touched the regular water at all, while the kool aid trough was almost empty.
Something to think of
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Post by texasbred on Sept 28, 2019 18:30:30 GMT -6
Last night we caught up the group and sorted off the calves. With the plan to hold them over night in a pen and haul them in the morning, I wanted to make sure they drank plenty. The cows were able to be close to their calves, so there wasnt a bunch of running weight off doing laps. Awhile back someone I know mentioned putting kool aid in the trough. So I filled one with water only, and added a large can of the kool aid mix to the other. Total cost 12 bucks. This morning, the kool aid trough was drank down at a ration of 10 to one of the regular water. They barely touched the regular water at all, while the kool aid trough was almost empty. Something to think of Heck I still love Kool aid too. Can't blame them. |
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Post by chuckie on Sept 28, 2019 20:02:16 GMT -6
What flavor did you use?
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Post by hook on Sept 28, 2019 20:38:56 GMT -6
Fruit punch of course!
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Post by bulltrader on Sept 29, 2019 7:55:55 GMT -6
Good tip. It's usually very hard to get them to drink, thus loose weight
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Post by greybeard on Sept 29, 2019 14:20:26 GMT -6
I think I might be tempted to use a can or big pack of Gatorade but it does have a lot of salt in it.. $8 here  |
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Post by bulltrader on Sept 29, 2019 20:19:14 GMT -6
Salt would be ok I think
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Post by bootjackbulls on Sept 30, 2019 8:00:42 GMT -6
This is a trick people who show cattle or horses use frequently. Cherry flavor Kool aid works wonders at cutting chlorine flavor/smell. We always use Gatorade, blue crush. It keeps them drinking no matter where you take them and the electrolytes are an added bonus.
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