Can anyone give me an idea of just how large a 2-3kg horse lick is? I want to know whether it would fit comfortably in a 10 liter bucket of maize for example.
In reply to Post #1
I'm sure if it dont you could quite easily make it...
I'm sure if it dont you could quite easily make it...
In reply to Post #2
Yes I know, it's just that they come attached to a rope through the middle handy to help withdrawing it when spooning out the particles.
Yes I know, it's just that they come attached to a rope through the middle handy to help withdrawing it when spooning out the particles.
In reply to Post #1
Easily
Easily
In reply to Post #1
Don't bother with the bucket get it in the margin 80s style , loose feed around it.
Don't bother with the bucket get it in the margin 80s style , loose feed around it.
In reply to Post #1
It's about the size of a mini football. Or like the size of a bowls ball
It's about the size of a mini football. Or like the size of a bowls ball
Excuse the ignorance but do you just hoof (!) this in to your swim or what?
In reply to Post #7
No. I drop it in the bucket with my cooked particles and take it out when scooping out the particles for spombing. When I 've finished spombing, I drop it back in. They come with a hole through the middle and a rope attached. It makes it easier to lift out of the bucket. I have now bought a couple of them online and they are about six to seven inches tall and about 5 inches in diameter.
No. I drop it in the bucket with my cooked particles and take it out when scooping out the particles for spombing. When I 've finished spombing, I drop it back in. They come with a hole through the middle and a rope attached. It makes it easier to lift out of the bucket. I have now bought a couple of them online and they are about six to seven inches tall and about 5 inches in diameter.
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For give my ignorance, but why not just add salt to your particles?
For give my ignorance, but why not just add salt to your particles?
In reply to Post #9
There Salt... and there's Salt.. I tend to find actually traipsing up the Himalayas and getting your own is far better than the shop bought every day of the week. Have to make it worth your while mind as doing once a month is killing me back..
There Salt... and there's Salt.. I tend to find actually traipsing up the Himalayas and getting your own is far better than the shop bought every day of the week. Have to make it worth your while mind as doing once a month is killing me back..
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I'm with this, a 20kg sack of crushed Himalayan is around £25. Cheaper if you buy the licks and smash them up yourself, albeit more time consuming.
Also surely the reason to use the salt is lost. I didn't realise anyone was using salt for palatability purposes, which with this method seems like it would be over done. I thought the main reason to use salt is to offer carp the salt itself in to the diet as they are reliant on it and it's hard to find in fresh water.
I'm with this, a 20kg sack of crushed Himalayan is around £25. Cheaper if you buy the licks and smash them up yourself, albeit more time consuming.
Also surely the reason to use the salt is lost. I didn't realise anyone was using salt for palatability purposes, which with this method seems like it would be over done. I thought the main reason to use salt is to offer carp the salt itself in to the diet as they are reliant on it and it's hard to find in fresh water.
In reply to Post #11
The actual amount of salt that gets dissolved from the lick is minimal. The block went into 10 kg of particles weighing 2.3 kg and came out weighing 2.1 kg. No need to smash them up.
The actual amount of salt that gets dissolved from the lick is minimal. The block went into 10 kg of particles weighing 2.3 kg and came out weighing 2.1 kg. No need to smash them up.
In reply to Post #11
Of course you are right, but that is true of salt in whichever form you buy it. This is however unbleached and meant for horses and people care an awful lot about what they feed their horses.
Of course you are right, but that is true of salt in whichever form you buy it. This is however unbleached and meant for horses and people care an awful lot about what they feed their horses.
In reply to Post #13
tell me about it!
my wifes horses cost be a dam fortune
tell me about it!
my wifes horses cost be a dam fortune
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Any idea how long it would take for a whole one to dissolve ?
Any idea how long it would take for a whole one to dissolve ?
In reply to Post #15
depends on water temps, flow, etc.
depends on water temps, flow, etc.
In reply to Post #15
Ages, there solid.
Even smashing it with a hammer takes some effort.
Ages, there solid.
Even smashing it with a hammer takes some effort.
In reply to Post #12
I'm still baffled about why you do this? Carrying around a 2kg block of salt in your bucket instead of just adding salt to the particle?
I'm still baffled about why you do this? Carrying around a 2kg block of salt in your bucket instead of just adding salt to the particle?
Interesting talk on the adition of Salt on latest Carp Anglers podcast if anyone's interested.
In reply to Post #18
The OP hasn't a clue either.
The OP hasn't a clue either.
In reply to Post #20
What makes you say that?
What makes you say that?
In reply to Post #18
I prepare my particles on the allotment in large buckets. I just pour the cooked particles into the bucket with the block and I can leave it. No need to stir it around for ages. Whenever I have left bags of salt in the shed they have taken on moisture, even stored in buckets and have even been eaten by mice. It's just an experiment to see if they store better and are easier to use.
Okay?
I prepare my particles on the allotment in large buckets. I just pour the cooked particles into the bucket with the block and I can leave it. No need to stir it around for ages. Whenever I have left bags of salt in the shed they have taken on moisture, even stored in buckets and have even been eaten by mice. It's just an experiment to see if they store better and are easier to use.
Okay?
In reply to Post #21
Why not just use salt in its granular form ? You'd be getting very little benefit using a lick in the way you say.
Salt draws in/out damp so not surprised at what you say, should be OK in factory sealed bags though
Why not just use salt in its granular form ? You'd be getting very little benefit using a lick in the way you say.
Salt draws in/out damp so not surprised at what you say, should be OK in factory sealed bags though
In reply to Post #19
John Baker mentioned salt in a you tube vid - I don't think he agrees with practice!
John Baker mentioned salt in a you tube vid - I don't think he agrees with practice!
In reply to Post #24
Because he can't re-bag it and sell it for mega profit?
Because he can't re-bag it and sell it for mega profit?
In reply to Post #25
Kevin Nash tried
Kevin Nash tried
In reply to Post #26
Haha
Haha
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