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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: fifixx on March 25, 2012, 10:48:49 am

Title: Concentrate after kidding
Post by: fifixx on March 25, 2012, 10:48:49 am
I gave 800g / 1kg per day to goats in the last weeks before kidding on vet's advice.  Now they have all kidded and most are 2 weeks done - what do I do with the concentrate quantities?  They are still in the barn - going out to grass and brambles mid-week.  They have loads of hay.

The kids are beginning to nibble some concentrate too (risking a kick or two in the middle of the big girls!) so I need to take that into consideration also I have put the 4 yearlings in too - so need to average it all out
Title: Re: Concentrate after kidding
Post by: jaykay on March 25, 2012, 04:10:39 pm
I let mine eat what they want, but I imagine that they need similar amounts if not more, now they're feeding kids. Speaking of kids, can they have somewhere to eat where the big ones can't get?
Title: Re: Concentrate after kidding
Post by: fifixx on March 25, 2012, 07:09:30 pm
If I let them eat what they wanted...bag each!

Kids seem to get some, will try and set up a creep feeder