Author Topic: nutritional value of hay (Read 1647 times)

langdon · « **on:** October 01, 2010, 06:54:54 pm »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2010, 10:56:47 pm »

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 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2010, 06:21:13 pm »

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

Anke · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2010, 09:28:20 pm »

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.