9.95$ for a 50lb bag. Has stayed pretty much the same.
$8.15 for a 40# bag of shredded- with or without molasses.
I’m new to this page! Does anyone know how long a 40lb bag of beet pulp shreds would last me if I fed out 2lbs wetted per day? (1lb per the 2 show sheep I am trying to put some weight on). I am just trying to gauge the number of days because I have limited funds at the moment. Also, I’m thinking that for sheep you’re probably supposed to get the regular beer pulp shreds without the molasses? Anyone who has raised show lambs knows it is not a cheap venture.
They are also currently on 2.5lbs of high noon charmasson per day, and have daily access to pasture. They just need to put some weight on faster. Only 79 days til fair. Any other recommendations would be appreciated. And no, they do not have worms or any other illness.
It is impossible to determine how much beet pulp you are feeding if you only weigh it after soaking.
You need to weigh the dry beet pulp.
If you are indeed weighting the dry BP, 2lbs/day is 20 days for a 40 lb bag.
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Ghazzu thank you.
You may want to experiment with quantity for sheep. 2# of shredded, is a LOT of wet feed for a sheep or two! Are the sheep getting any other hay or grain? Also easing the sheep on to wet beet pulp with small quantities, allows them to get used to it, not an abrupt food change for their stomachs to work with. Small quantities is 2-3 cups a feeding, see if they clean it up, and add another cup in a couple days.
Do know wet beet pulp will ferment quickly in heat. So smaller quantities they clean up quickly, is better than a large amount once a day. They may not eat a big serving and it will “go bad”. They then may not eat it at all or eat it later and get sick from it.
We have had sheep, they like beet pulp, but we only fed small quantities each meal. They were on grass, plus a handful of cracked corn and whole oats daily, with their wet beet pulp.
You might check out beet pulp pellets, cheaper than shredded here. Pellets do take longer soaking times, more added water than shreds do in preparing them to feed. Adding hot water, covering, seems to speed them up a bit.
Zombie thread but nice to revive the memory of the OP. The late county was a good man.
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