Sheep eating goat feed!!!

[Ducklover2]

We have 3 Katahdin/Dorper mixes. We went to the Co-Op to buy feed as winter is coming, and we would like to know if Goat Grower would harm them. TIA

 

[Southern by choice]

What is the copper content?
Sheep should not have the copper as they are sensitive to it.

@Mike CHS @Baymule

 

[Mike CHS]

Sheep need four to eight ppm of copper in the diet, depending on breed and our sheep mineral has trace amounts of copper. We get an "All Stock" feed when our sheep are in an area that our two calves are in that that has no added copper. Other than that, all of the other animal feeds that we checked labels on had a considerable amount.

The link has probably more than you want to know and is dated (but still accurate)

http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/coppertox.html

I don't know about yours but our CO-OP will exchange feed if it hasn't been too long.

 

[Ducklover2]

Our sheep have a mineral block. My uncle is going to take a pic of the label.

 

[Ducklover2]

Heres the stuff
http://www.co-opfeeds.com/ourcoop08/feeds/products/goat/productDetail.aspx?fm=126

 

[Mike CHS]

Personally I would not feed that to our sheep as it is at the max that they can tolerate.

 

[Baymule]

The copper accumulates in their liver and when it finally gets to be too much, they die. So if you want to kill your sheep, proceed. If you want to keep them around, choose an all stock with no copper or a proper sheep feed.

 

[Baymule]

Heres the stuff
http://www.co-opfeeds.com/ourcoop08/feeds/products/goat/productDetail.aspx?fm=126

On the left side of this site is a list of animals. I clicked on sheep and went to a page with ALL KINDS of sheep feed! So just why are you buying goat feed with all that sheep feed to choose from?

 

[Ducklover2]

So just why are you buying goat feed with all that sheep feed to choose from?

My uncle thought goats and sheep ate the same thing.

 

[Baymule]

My uncle thought goats and sheep ate the same thing.

Good thing that you are smart enough to check things out. Give yourself a high five for that!