How many goats do you have and can you buy some now to store for use in the winter. They need their hay for all the reasons said above in post. I would do everything in my power to get some stocked up for the winter
We have two mini Toggs they are 18 weeks old so like maybe 30 lbs tiny little goats, bring home a Nigie dwarf kid first week of November (he fits in a shoe box now, tiny) and probably one young 6 month old Nubian doeling ( I go out to see her Friday)....
No idea how to measure what/how much they will eat, so far the mini Toggs nibble at the orchard grass hay and Love browse (we have a lot of this, but depending on the weather not sure if they will be eager to be out foraging, these are goats that are perfectly content to snuggle up in the chicken coop/ suntan on the back porch ramp).. and are little hogs when it comes to the Sweet feed (we are trying to tame them)....
Well I will call the feedstore today and see if they will put some on hold for me (friend said he would load up his truck for me, just I am not sure if he understands how far outa the way our place is, its a bit of a haul-- I have known him 17 yrs but its a newish house, hes never been)...I am working in town and wont be driving back thru til 8 or 9pm at night tommorrow night....
Thx guys for the replies (I do have a big bag of alfalfa cubes... they nibble on those not too interested and I tried soaking them in water to soften up as well)... I think there is just too much food out for them right now, this first winter is going to be downright Educational.....