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I thought I would post this in its own thread since we have needed it so often...I found this recipe on the homesteadtoday forum who found it on the MO Ozarks Goat Group who most likley got it from some where else lol..but this is a good mix, goats tend to love it and it encourages more fluid intake, has a nice balance and is cheaper to make the buying electros from the feed store...
Homemade Electrolytes
A half gallon of hot water
2-6 Tablespoons of Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses
1-2 Tablespoons of Either Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Baking Soda or Table Salt.
1 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar
Mix well and drench or let them drink it. Most of mine love this stuff unlike the electrolytes you buy..
When I looked on the back of the electrolytes bag at ingredients the main ingredients were Sugars, Sodium/salts and Potassium along with vitamin and minerals..
Molasses is a sugar with Vitamins and Minerals
Of course the salts are hopefully self explanatory..
Apple Cider Vinegar contains potassium..
This is much cheaper than those tiny bags of electrolytes and usually you have these ingredients on hand. ** Note....although backstrap molasses offers more nutrients then regular molasses, not everyone has this in their cupboard...you can replace it with reg. molasses or honey
Homemade Electrolytes
A half gallon of hot water
2-6 Tablespoons of Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses
1-2 Tablespoons of Either Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Baking Soda or Table Salt.
1 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar
Mix well and drench or let them drink it. Most of mine love this stuff unlike the electrolytes you buy..
When I looked on the back of the electrolytes bag at ingredients the main ingredients were Sugars, Sodium/salts and Potassium along with vitamin and minerals..
Molasses is a sugar with Vitamins and Minerals
Of course the salts are hopefully self explanatory..
Apple Cider Vinegar contains potassium..
This is much cheaper than those tiny bags of electrolytes and usually you have these ingredients on hand. ** Note....although backstrap molasses offers more nutrients then regular molasses, not everyone has this in their cupboard...you can replace it with reg. molasses or honey