[langdon]

has anyone who has far more understanding of hay than i do ( i know my goats love it, thats about all!)
some idea of the nutritional values it has regarding goats and their needs of fibre , protein etc.
thanks for any replys as im wanting to gain more understanding of what makes a goat tick and good goat husbandry.
thanks very much langdon

[ballingall]

Hay has more nutritional value than straw, and more than most tree branches (elm is an exception). However, the fibre content is good for goats as well.

Beth

[little blue]

and filling their bellies with hay saves on the concentrate bills!

[Anke]

not this winter it doesn't... if your hay got all rained on... and never got made into hay.... (and it's 4 quid a bale to buy and you still had to pay the contractor for not getting yours done)  Mine get now a lunchtime "treat" of straw, at the moment it's wheat, but they liked the barley more..., but also soaked sugarbeet to make up any nutrition imbalance.