The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Penninehillbilly on November 03, 2015, 07:57:33 pm
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Hi
Has / does anyone feed their goats either of these?
Not complete feed, just as extra greenery now and then, maybe daily if I grow enough.
I'm wondering whether to divide the plants (miscanthus gigantea) the tall field miscanthus, And some winter hardy bamboos, feeding just the new growth, there is some land where I can't let the goats go, thought it would be useful extra bite
Thoughts please?
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I feed bamboo when I have it available. It's a good source of nutrition
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I don't have any yet, but it is on my "to-plant-for-the goats" list....
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Scottish Bamboo has a wide range of them :thumbsup:
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Scottish Bamboo has a wide range of them :thumbsup:
Thank you - investigations will follow!
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had another internet search today, found different pages to my first search.
wish i'd thought of this years ago!
bamboo apparently very good for goats, supplies nutritional needs for adult goat, helps keep down internal parasites, (goats not grazing short grass picking eggs/larva up).
I'm thinking of some clumps I could have divided and had a lot more by now, as well as autumn windbreaks
Miscanthus does have some sort of sugar in stem, but nutritional value in leaves varies through summer.
Apart from Dry matter most of it is above my head, but if its safe, they like it and it's in anyway good for them, - well i now just have to find best time for dividing, which I bet, frustratingly, will be spring,
SO LONG to wait to start putting my plan into action! :(