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Gone off (Musty/Mouldy) Beet!

  • 20-02-2016 12:13pm
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    DJ98
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    Was feeding the ewes and ewe lambs beet but its starting to go musty now and I am no longer feeding it. Is there any use for this now?


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  • #2
    Username John
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    DJ98 wrote: »
    Was feeding the ewes and ewe lambs beet but its starting to go musty now and I am no longer feeding it. Is there any use for this now?

    What do you mean by musty? Is it in a shed?

    If you think tis a bit dodgy to give to the in young ewes now, would you chance giving it to em after they lamb?

    If you think you can't feed it, then tis a dung heap job I imagine...


  • #3
    DJ98
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    Username John wrote: »
    What do you mean by musty? Is it in a shed?

    If you think tis a bit dodgy to give to the in young ewes now, would you chance giving it to em after they lamb?

    If you think you can't feed it, then tis a dung heap job I imagine...


    Its out in the yard and by musty I mean its has afungus like thing growing on it. I dont think its suitable for any sheep to eat.


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    Username John
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    DJ98 wrote: »
    Its out in the yard and by musty I mean its has afungus like thing growing on it. I dont think its suitable for any sheep to eat.

    Do you have any pictures?

    Just getting to the last of the beet here. Fodder beet. It sprouted a good bit, bit tis still mostly ok.
    But maybe I'm giving it to the ewes when I shouldn't be...


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    ganmo
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    It might be ok but if you can take a pic it'd be good


  • #6
    DJ98
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    ganmo wrote: »
    It might be ok but if you can take a pic it'd be good

    That's the beet


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  • #7
    Username John
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    DJ98 wrote: »
    That's the beet

    Dung heap job I'd say. Would agree that I shouldn't be fed...

    Was that down the bottom of the heap in the muck or something? Is there much I it like that?

    Is it sugar or fodder beet?

    I'd get the occasional one like that, where tis brown and rotten, but not in any quantity (but, I only had about 6 ton of beet, got it 1st dec and it'll be finished next week, so not exactly a massive amount like)


  • #8
    DJ98
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    Username John wrote: »
    Dung heap job I'd say. Would agree that I shouldn't be fed...

    Was that down the bottom of the heap in the muck or something? Is there much I it like that?

    Is it sugar or fodder beet?

    I'd get the occasional one like that, where tis brown and rotten, but not in any quantity (but, I only had about 6 ton of beet, got it 1st dec and it'll be finished next week, so not exactly a massive amount like)

    Its at the top, bottom and middle of the heap, its fodder beet. I got it on Dec 21st.


  • #9
    Username John
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    DJ98 wrote: »
    Its at the top, bottom and middle of the heap, its fodder beet. I got it on Dec 21st.

    It's very red looking. Do you know what variety beet it is?
    The stuff I have is white. I think (not 100%) that the variety is Magnum.

    Maybe the white stuff I have stores or keeps better than whatever variety you have?

    I don't so anything at all to it, tis just tipped in the yard. Last year, I was feeding it into May and it was still mostly good. And that was fron a delivery in dec same as this season.


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