Using Silent Herder with Poisonous Plants

Silent Herder Mineral can be used with confidence on pastures containing numerous poison plants. Larkspur, lupine, death camus, and loco weed are all plants for which the Silent Herder family of products can be used to deter the effects of poisons at all times of the year. By attacking itself to the poison, Silent Herder changes the toxin to a form that can not be absorbed by the animal. It the passes through the animal and is eliminated with no side effects.

When using Silent Herder on such pastures, the placement of mineral feeders is especially important. Feeders should be places directly into the area containing poisonous plants. For example, when pastures contain larkspur, feeders should be places in the shaded draws and wet, north facing hillsides where the poison plants grow. Contrary to some opinions, this will not draw cattle int o this area. They will find their way on their own, and Silent Herder must be available to the livestock as they graze the plants to alleviate effects of the poison.

Silent Herder should be fed at least 10 days prior to grazing pastures containing larkspur, and must be checked and freshened on a daily basis. After a rain or snow, each feeder should be checked. Any water that is standing in the bottom of the box should be dumped. The Silent Herder that remains can be freshened by stirring (to break the slight crust that has formed) then adding an additional amount of Silent Herder to the remaining mineral.

In order to offer the maximum protection possible, Silent Herder is a product that must be managed to maintain adequate and fresh product to the cattle. Silent Herder has been used on Rocky Mountain pastures for over 30 years. It has earned a reputation as a solid performer in protection of livestock on pastures containing poisonous plants.