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copper in deer feed

Joined Jan 2011
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Barnett Mo
I am fairly new to raising deer and need to know if i can add all stock big 6 mineral to the feed I was just going to add it on top everyday like a 1/2 cup or so it contains copper min at 260 ppm and copper max at 380 ppm i have been feeding it to wild deer and have not seen any bad effects but i know you cant feed it to some animals so I was just wanting to make sure Thanks for any advice

Nick

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deer are like goats and need copper to grow. Copper will kill sheep. I dont mix minerals in the feed but do offer mineral free choice.
 
I actually add Zin Pro to my feed which has copper & other minerals that most deeds dont have you should be fine.