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Posted by RM in Va on July 13, 2006 at 10:47:14 from (209.145.80.118):
In Reply to: Cattle eating dirt? posted by IaGary on July 13, 2006 at 04:14:07:
Before I fenced off the woods, every year I'd have a few cows that would over eat acorns. They'd stand around looking like they had a fever for a day or so. Had a tree get blown down and the stump pulled up white dirt. After that tree went down I noticed all the cows that ate to many acorns would go to that tree and eat the white dirt for hours at a time and the next day they'd be feeling better from to many acorns. Always figured it was like eating rollaids to a cow. LOL Anyway I have the oak trees fence off now and don't see them eating dirt around stumps. I do keep free choice mineral out for them in several mineral feeders for the last 10 years.
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