Feeding your goat
This is what we feed our goats but please adjust or change diet according to your own goats needs.
We mix into a larger bucket and then feed according to goat's particular needs.
We feed in the morning and evening-no large meals or they can bloat.
Goats should poop small round pellets and if they have clumped poop or diarrhea then they may be eating too much or too much of the wrong feed. Adjust to what your particular goat needs. Some people feed beet pulp shreds as part of their diet.
Goats main diet consists of BROWSE (free ranging on land eating leaves etc. from bushes, trees or weeds and grass. When this is not available or only in small quantities we have to supplement their diets.
HAY is their main supplemental diet!
Always have good quality (mixed) grass hay available at all times for both Does and Bucks. This is their main food source. Alfalfa is apparently too high in protein for males so to be safe we just use mixed grass hay. Never feed moldy hay or it can make your goat sick or die.
DOES:
- 1 cups Purina Dairy Goat
- 2/3 cup General "All Stock" for goats etc.
- 1/4 cup Alfalfa pellets
- 1/4 cup Black oil sunflower seed
BUCKS:
- 2/3 cup General "All Stock" or Goat Pellets
- 1/4 cup Black oil sunflower seed
We like to add a small amount of Manna Pro *Calf Manna Supplement-see bag for feeding directions
We free feed a general Goat Specific loose Mineral (not blocks): we've heard great things about the *Mineral Buffet for goats but have not had the chance to try it yet. You can find information on line about it.
Always keep a salt block available by the water source
Loose Baking Soda Powder is advised as free choice which can help keep a goat from bloating when being fed grain. (There are anti-bloat medications that can be kept on hand in case of severe bloat which is an emergency.)
