[Jacob-list] corn gluten/ration

[Linda]

Does anyone have any experience/information with feeding corn gluten? Our local 
hay supplier uses it for his cattle during the winter. It's 1/2 the price of 
whole corn. 

 From what I've been able to garner from the web, it wouldn't be recommended as 
the complete diet. Also the copper content can be variable. I didn't see the bag 
it came in, so didn't get a chance to read the label. 

This year I'm going back to mixing my own feed ration. I did it for about 8 
years, but went to premixes when I got more sheep. The sheep did very well on my 
mix. I liked the Blue Seal sheep feed, but we just lost the Blue Seal dealer 
that was 35 miles away in SC. The next closest is 65 miles in NC and the cost in 
time and gas just doesn't make sense to me. 

My sheep mix consists of whole corn, whole oats, soybean meal, wheat bran, and 
livestock molasses. I'd appreciate hearing from others that mix their own feeds 
and what home made mixes have worked for you. 

Thank you,
Linda


  
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