liquidorange

maybe im being cheap but if i mix a bag of lime with my solar salt instead of the di- cal is this gonna give the deer the calcium and phosphourous? the ingrediants on the bag say its got in in there. would this give the deer any nutritional benefit instead of the 16$ a bag di calcium phosphate?

psandhu

You're being cheap.

A couple of dollars is insignificant to all the other resources you spend on hunting.

1sagittarius

Lime will be about 30% calcium carbonate, and maybe a little magnesium carbonate .... and no phosphorus. Di-calcium phosphate is a calcium and phosphorus source. Since Phosphorus is the next most common mineral in antlers after calcium, stick with the Di-cal.

liquidorange

ok. the bag i recently looked at had a % of phosphourous in it. maybe a special blend? im gonna check but im gonna get the di cal anyway.im trying to help the general health of the deer this time of year. im not firm believer that this crap grows antlers or anything. if i can get a bag of solar water treatment salt and a bag of lime for 8$ to do the same thing why not. beats buying those off the shelf deer rack cocaine mix concoctions.

psandhu

Here in Kansas at the quarry, there is a little sign in the office that says ECC 62%. From what I understand, ECC stands for Equivalent Calcium Carbonate. To me, that means you are buying 62% active ingredient and 38% filler. Maybe the C.C. levels vary across the country, I don't know. How do you know that lime is 30% calcium carbonate? Just asking.

1sagittarius

I don't.It was a general statement based on reading the bags on the 3 types of powdered ag lime, and two type of bagged pelletized lime in my area. Actual percentages of calcium and magnesium carbnates in lime depend on what quarry and even where in the quarry the lime was mined from.

I believe the "ECC 62%" also has something to do with how fine the lime is ground.

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