how does this sound to ya'll for a plan? this is for after i fix the fence and barn, and what all needs fixin'. add anything you would change. this is from my personal experience and books. doe diet (dry/ not preg.)= 1 cup feed a day, pasture, hay doe diet (dry/ preg.)= 2 cups feed a day, pasture, hay doe diet (kidded/ milking)= 1 cup feed at each milking, pasture, hay buck diet (breeding season)= 1 cup a day, pasture, hay buck diet (not breeding season)= 1/2 cup a day, pasture, hay wether diet= 1 cup feed a day, pasture, hay breeding plan= check for heat/ best if bred between dec. 9-24 for due date in spring may 10-25 kids (first four days)= with mom kids (day 5 to 2 months)= bucket train, hay, pasture, feed kids (2 months+)=feed as adults/ seperate bucklings at 2 months buck sell for= 2 months $50/ yearling $75-100/ adult $100+ doe sell for= 2 months $50-75/ yearling $75-100/ adult $100+ wether sell for= 2 months $25-50/ yearling $50-75/ adult $100+ (more if i trained them/ how much more?) breeding fee= how much should i charge? what would vary the price? what age should the babies be to put them in the herd? 2 months?
I thought you weren't supposed to feed pregnant does grain due to issues with oversized kids?? I'm a noob too so just wondering myself
Jalene, I was under the same impression. I feed my pregnant goats the same amount of grain as the rest of the girls. I don't give them any extra (trying to keep the size of the kids manageable for the doe). -Tina
idk. in one book on goats the author said she fed her goats aimilar amounts. btw i have two sannens and am (maybe/ most likely/ i really hope so) getting a ober buckling. i'm not into pygmy's etc. so they are full size breeds. how much do you reccomend?
I am new to goats too and their nutrition. Our girls are due to kid probably in the next month. We give them each a cup of grain, they have LOTS of underbrush and grass they can eat <they are across the creek munching as I type!>, and after I feed them in the evening, I give them a little hay - not sure but I think it's timmothy hay? My husband bought it... Anyway, this is the diet they were on before we got them except they were getting more grain since they didn't have all the underbrush, etc.
