Mole Valley - Cattle mineral/salt blocks advice please?

[shooter79]

Going to start purchasing some salt/mineral blocks from Mole Valley, some first time advice please if you can help?

Would there be other ways to attract red deer into a high seat area, maybe feeders?

Regards

​Carl.

 

[Scotch_egg]

Carrots and turnips by the load work rather well.

[Tiff]

Molasses mixed mineral blocks or straight molasses tubs are great...if you can keep the livestock from eating them! Plus windfall apples are plentiful this time of year.

[lancslad]

problem that u have is lugging the stuff. I used 3 kilo buckets mixed with mineral salts, lime powder, anniseed powder hung into a tree with holes into the tub to allow dripping through rain water and onto a stump.

 

if you go up every few weeks then u should start to build up a good lick point...

 

or if your land owner cab plant in a crop of turnips..

[Lateo]

+1

 

Horse-lick molasses... tubs available from most equestrian stores

[shooter79]

Carrots and turnips by the load work rather well.

 

I'm in the Devon area, need to find a source?

[shooter79]

Carrots and turnips by the load work rather well.

 

I'm in the Devon area, need to find a source?

 

+1

 

Horse-lick molasses... tubs available from most equestrian stores

Will look down at Mole Valley this weekend.

[shooter79]

Carrots and turnips by the load work rather well.

 

I'm in the Devon area, need to find a source?

 

+1

 

Horse-lick molasses... tubs available from most equestrian stores

Will look down at Mole Valley this weekend.

 

problem that u have is lugging the stuff. I used 3 kilo buckets mixed with mineral salts, lime powder, anniseed powder hung into a tree with holes into the tub to allow dripping through rain water and onto a stump.

 

if you go up every few weeks then u should start to build up a good lick point...

 

or if your land owner cab plant in a crop of turnips..

Can use the L200 to move the items right in, shouldn't be any problems with the weight.

[lancslad]

what about forage feeds... can you sow seeds to an area to grow on tasty patches... will they take???

[IanF]

Go for the apple flavoured horse licks, Mole Valley used to stock them - keep them away from sheep as the copper content can be damaging or fatal ( I am told ) .

 

Great way to establish a lick (as previously mentioned) is to cut off a tree at a height of around 6 foot & remove the bark. Something sturdy with a trunk around 4" is great. Fasten a wire cage to the top, place the lick in there and rain will disolve the salts and, over time, permeate the trunk.

 

Another handy idea is buying some Pine Tar (see equine stockists 'Stockholm Tar') and paint some onto a sturdy tree at waist height. The strong, sweet smell attracts deer (and pigs) who will rub and visit an area for a wallow & scratch.

 

Even if the deer don't like it - you will!

 

Rgds

 

Ian