[leadamcik]

I am currently using fine wood shavings for bedding for cotton and he would just eat and eat and eat them and get bloated in the end then I would have to use a de bloater and that gets messy so I muzzle him ...I recently have put him on a supplement for the show that's coming up soon but he hates the supplement but he eats it eventually very slowly...schools tomorrow and I don't have time to wait for him to eat for 3 hours then muzzle him...if I leave him un muzzled he will eat the shavings...are there any alternative bedding I could use that he won't eat????

 

[AmyBoogie]

Straw or hay should work though he might eat that too.

 

[ksalvagno]

I agree, I would put hay or straw down. Then you can leave the feed out for him to eat.

 

[TDG-Farms]

Yep straw. They can eat the crap outta it with little worries. Is he getting a mineral mix? Aside from a nibble here and there, I never heard of a goat eating it like its food.

 

[leadamcik]

We added a mineral mix last month but he just eats and eats I know I'm feeding him enough that's not the issue...I found that spraying vinegar on the shavings he doesn't touch them as much

 

[ksalvagno]

What exactly are you feeding him and how much? What mineral are you giving him and is it free choice?

 

[happybleats]

is he penned lone?? He could eat out of boredom... I would remove the shavings, add straw and a friend... check his food amount to be sure he is getting what he needs and be sure he has plenty of hay to nibble on...loose minerals is needed..Never leave him muzzled unattended...best wishes