The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Festus on November 23, 2020, 06:29:47 pm
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Hi. I deep litter my horses in the winter on hemp shavings and it works very successfully. I just wondered if anyone deep litters their goats and, if so, what they use.
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I deep litter my sheep amd cattle on straw.
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straw
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Initial layer of straw, the goats then continue to build the bedding up by wasting their hay...
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I agree with Anke, although sometimes I added a bit of straw.
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Personally I find anything deep littered where hay mixed in is the hardest bed to remove unless you have mechanical means.
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Personally I find anything deep littered where hay mixed in is the hardest bed to remove unless you have mechanical means.
Saves the gym membership...
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Thanks all. Straw it is.
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Personally I find anything deep littered where hay mixed in is the hardest bed to remove unless you have mechanical means.
Saves the gym membership...
That was my thought when i emptied the goats shed this Sunday. It was mostly spilled hay. Nowni put fresh straw and they are wasting some hay as usual so it build up again. I might put some more straw later
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We start out with straw, which the goats then proceed to eat with great relish, then pull the hay we provide as food out of the feeders and spread it all over the floor! So you end up with a mixture whatever you do. Given the price of straw this season (outrageous over here in West Wales) using hay makes more sense actually!!!
Whatever you use, it is damn hard work digging it out in a couple of months time!!!
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Given the price of straw this season (outrageous over here in West Wales) using hay makes more sense actually!!!
Wow! How much does it cost then?
I still paid £2 a small square baler for straw and £4.50 for hay (it used to be £4)