RE: [AlpacaTalk] Minerals / Copper
To answer your question, most are unsure what the copper values are in their area and they are looking for input. Yes, they should be concerned with copper and minerals in the feed and supplements. That is why it is good to bring these topics up so they are aware. Vitamins and minerals get tied up because of ratios in the soil which effects the grass and the hay. So why, because they are unsure and are looking for exacts but there are no exacts. Because they are ignorant. (I am included in this generalization) Is this the answer you were waiting to hear? I appreciate you bringing up the subject, really. But the exclamation points are getting old. I will do better research regarding copper, and will have labs run on the one girl I am feeding broodmare supplement. I do know that alpacas require more copper than sheep…….closer to goats but not as much as horses or cattle, so if I feed anything not labeled for alpacas, I will avoid those labeled for cattle and probably horses, too. Thanks for bringing this up. To anyone out there with skinny animals, please disregard my advice to feed Calf Manna or Broodmare grains. While it appears to be working for us, I would not want anyone to have negative results due to my ignorance. Laura Roberts R Half Pint Farm Spotsylvania, VA From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com [mailto: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com ] On Behalf Of Tina Travis No one seams to get my question!! I want to know why people are adding more feeds that are not made for Alpacas & those other feeds have added copper in them!!!!WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING THIS?Then they freely advices others to do this .I know all about feed,hay,pasture, minerals. .My herd is fine---BUT i am concerned about all these Pacas that are getting all the extras that are not made for alpaca and they have ADDED copper!!!
Daniel and Peggy Emmerich
EnchantedMeadows Alpacas & Goats
9357 CTY RD O
Wausau WI 54401
715.675.0584
www.enchantedmeadow
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From: traviselkhornalpaca
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:40:44 -0700
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Minerals / Copper
I should use. I wanted to know if these farms are concerned about copper. I thought it was a simple question-but no one answered it
From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.
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Sent: Thu, May 6, 2010 11:17:24 AM
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Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:27 AM
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