Looking into doing fodder for my goats (2 ND does, 2 LaMancha does, 2 ND bucks). What i want is to at the very least replace the grains i feed them daily, and at most replace the hay i have to buy them. Our goats have access to foraging on our property. I can't find how much of what type of...

Hello, I have three Nigerian Dwarf does that are eight months old and they are getting fat. By fat I don't mean big bellies, they are chunky. Right now, besides free choice minerals, they are only getting local grass hay. I don't restrict it but I am starting to wonder if I should. They are...

We live in very wet western NC. We are getting rain darn near every day right now and we just had a problem where the drainage behind the barn that usually goes around the barn changed paths and was in fact running into the barn. So needless to say we had about a inch deep two foot wide puddle...

Ok, so I'm trying to line up winter hay for my goats, because the guy we get hay from will be cutting and baling in a few weeks, and I'm trying to plan it so he can just bring the bales over and stack them in the barn. He's got an orchard grass/alfalfa mix that the goats LOVED last year, but he...

So back in January, I got a mini horse, she's super cute and super sweet, but now she's not letting my goats ANYWHERE near the hay. I'm not able to feed them outside anymore because she comes over and tries to kick or bite them to get them away. so in the barn they go, to eat! also of them...

I will be bringing home my bottle babies in 1 week. They will be 6 weeks old. What do I need to supply them with food wise? They will still be on the bottle and I believe they currently have hay available to them. What else do they require at this point? Grain, sweetened, minerals?? Thank you!

I'm sure there must be something about this in another thread, but searching "hay analysis" didn't bring up anything that looked promising. How does one go about getting their hay tested? Do the minerals in hay vary enough that hay should be tested regularly, even if it comes from the same...

hi everyone :) Thinking about changing my goats hay as have not been impressed with what I usually get. It seems a bit dusty and the goats are refusing certain bales. Does anyone feed goats Timothy hay? I have just been feeding what I assume is mixed from a local farm. Do they like this hay? I...

I do have a question so, If you want to skip to the question go to the second to last paragraph. Two days ago when I went to filled up my boys' hay feeder I grabbed a handful of hay after cracking open a new bale for routine sniff test. The best way I can describe it is strong smelling. Not...

Some people get excited for pay day. I get excited for hay day! Getting hay is the one of my favorite things! I just get so excited knowing that we will be safe for at least one more winter. I have been looking around for hay since the girls are losing weight, pasture is now a desert and no...

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hello I’m in north Florida. I have no grazing.(there is some but it’s grass and they don’t seem interested in it I’m guessing because they have pooped on most of it.) I have 2 goats like about 1-2 years old female. One is Sanaan the other is a different breed and is black and white and smaller...

Hello all! Soon to be new goat mom here, about to ask a loaded question. I've seen so many recommendations on hay feeding. In my area we have T and A, straight Alfalfa, and timothy and orchard mix. No peanut hay nearby unless I want to drive quite a ways, unfortunately. Is Timothy and Alfalfa a...

I am going to be a new goat owner soon and I am trying to learn as much as possible. I have most of it down, but i read so many different things on what to feed and how much. I will have 2 Nigerian Dwarf. 1 wether and 1 doe. They will be 2 months old when I get them. I was told by the lady I'm...

I am trying to get away from alfalfa, what is a good hay to use, I have heard no Fescue or .timothy. Why are those not good for goats and what other hay should I look into?

What can I reasonably expect my Standard dairy does to eat per year in hay? We have lush, weedy pasture most of the year. What about a buck? What type of hay do you typically feed? And whats the consensus on alfalfa? Thanks!

oh no! so i thought i could get some nice hay cheaper locally (i say local- it has to come over on the once a week ferry) and had to go pack it up for transportation from the lady selling it. She said as i was packing it- "oh by the way it does have mites in it. Its perfectly fine, my dad says...

Off shooting from another thread of mine, how do you buy good quality hay? I know you shouldn't buy hay that was rained on, but is it okay to buy second and third cuttings? Which do you prefer square or round bales? What is a fair price? Does price often indicate quality?

So if my goats have constant access to brush, will they still need hay or is the brush enough? And what about grain? Someone told me that grain is really more of a treat, but I thought it had something to do with good milk production. :what:

I start noticed that people don't feed grains to their goats. I did feed my goats with grain and cracked corn, and little bit of Goats mineral in the fed. I couldn't get them eat the rock of minerals, to them it seem a toy to play with. So I found other way to get minerals in their body, is mix...