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Lupine

Nicky

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We sold two of our bottle babies yesterday to some friends on the other side of Baker valley. They've lost 7 calves out of the first 40 to calve due to lupine poisoning. :shock: Does anyone know of a way to keep them from eating it? Other than the obvious...don't put them in that pasture. They are getting it on their forest permit when they first turn out. I didn't know if something in the mineral or anything could help them out.
 

Faster horses

Well-known member
I have never heard of anything that helps. We had a few problems
with it in SW Montana. Things like cleft pallate. I think in the spring it
is so wet that maybe they pull up the roots. I never was sure
about that tho.
 

EastWind

Well-known member
Keeping the pregnant cows out of the pastures with Lupine for the first 80 days of gestation is what I have heard works best. Our cows don't hit the pasture that has it in it until Aug. 2-4-D kills it fairly easy. We have never lost any calve to It knock on wood.
 

Nicky

Well-known member
Unfortunately, they have a set date to turn out on the forest. And I'm guessing it's too big a area to spray.
 

jodywy

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you could run sheep :D ,seem late summer when the beans are on it cows seem to avoid it but the horss really like it then
 
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