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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
peets dairy 18 nuts
« on: November 19, 2012, 08:35:32 pm »
Has anyone used them?
We are still trying to find a nut that the gosts will eat
2 of the boer are on these and tried the dairy herd with a few in the buckets and for 3 days they have cleared them
Graham

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2012, 08:46:33 pm »
I am using Carrs Billingtons, 18% dairy nuts. But a couple of mine do go through phases of sometimes refusing to eat the nuts, no idea why and what causes that... maybe just like my children - their eating like and dislikes change by the day at the moment too....
 

sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2012, 09:10:01 pm »
I tried the carrs ones and only 3 of them would eat them
Who ever decided goats eat anything obviously have not met our goats !
Graham

colliewoman

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • Pilton
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Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2012, 09:57:01 pm »
Mine won't eat dairy nuts when they are in season ???
But then normally mine won't eat soaked sugar beet, apples, bananas or grass ::) :goat: :goat: :goat: :goat:


I mix it with a bit of course mix then, and they will eat if nothing else shows up. Princesses :D
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Castlehill Farm

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Methlick
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2012, 10:29:31 pm »

Hello,

Try 1st stage calf pellets, mine ( Boer, boer x and saanen ) go nuts for this and know this feed is good for meat and milk goats.
Pedigree Belted Galloway cattle, Soay / soay X sheep & Boer / boer X goats

sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2012, 07:56:48 am »
CW mine go through it and all of the nuts are left behind. But its only nuts. Everything else goes

CF who does the first stage ? I did try 1 calf nut and it was wasted. They tipped the buckets off the gates.
Graham

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2012, 08:24:32 am »
Quote
I am using Carrs Billingtons, 18% dairy nuts. But a couple of mine do go through phases of sometimes refusing to eat the nuts, no idea why and what causes that...maybe just like my children - their eating like and dislikes change by the day at the moment too....

Ditto, except mine are I'Ansons 18% diary nuts.

sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2012, 01:57:31 pm »
We have used Iansons 18% for years and the last ton we got they refused to eat them
Graham

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2012, 03:51:33 pm »
I'm feeding my boer kids and 2 Togg x goatlings beef nuts - is this a problem?, should I switch to dairy nuts? stopped getting the dairy nuts as the goats dried off but happy to go back on them.

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2012, 04:32:34 pm »
I only feed dairy nuts to millkers, once dry they go on a very small handfull of oats and shreds. The kids get some dairy nuts, but mainly are on (expensive I know) Allan & Page goat mix, plus oats. Once wether kid is gone the girls will also move onto shreds. Goatlings get milkers ration until they are fat enough, then go onto dry milkers rations.... I know I over-complicate things... ::)
PLlus at the mo loads of carrots.

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2012, 04:52:13 pm »
I wish I could get mine to eat carrots  ::)

sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2012, 06:05:39 pm »
Only 1 of our 11 will eat Carrots, they all love Bananas and will go through an 18kg box every week  and they love most soft fruits, 5 of them will eat an orange every day but dairy nuts are something else  ::)
Graham

ScotsGirl

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • Wiltshire
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2012, 06:27:45 pm »
I give my boer x and AN x calf grower nuts and they never leave any.  I add a cup of oats and now some soaked sugar beet and they scoff the lot.  Have found they prefer cooked veg to raw but haven't tried with oranges or bananas.

I was told boers shouldn't be given barley as it damages the liver. Has anyone else heard this?  it is almost impossible to find a feed without barley.


Castlehill Farm

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Methlick
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2012, 07:17:16 pm »
Sokel,

We get ours from East Coast Viners Stonehaven direction but I am sure you can get 1st stage calf pellets / calf mix from any half descent animal feed supplier.

Cheers.
« Last Edit: November 20, 2012, 07:19:00 pm by Castlehill Farm »
Pedigree Belted Galloway cattle, Soay / soay X sheep & Boer / boer X goats

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: peets dairy 18 nuts
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2012, 10:27:42 pm »
I've only tried Heygate dairy nuts but she eats them most of the time.  The others love them if she leaves any.

They all have Allen and Page coarse mix and sugar beet (I use the pellets as they take up less storage space) and carrots.

 

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