Author Topic: The right food for Goats  (Read 3572 times)

kreativekim

  • Joined Jul 2015
The right food for Goats
« on: September 25, 2015, 10:49:53 am »
It seems that almost everyone in Ireland have goats.  I tried buying goat feed and was told that it is hard to come by and most people feed their goats sheep feed, is this OK!  Look forward to your reply. KIM

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: The right food for Goats
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2015, 11:04:45 am »
Sheep food will not have enough copper in it for the goats so you would need to supplement them. Some people feed dairy nuts which do have enough copper but it depends on which type of goats you have. Mine get oats and barley (which I sprout for 4 days) and alfalfa chaff that is sold for horses.
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

kreativekim

  • Joined Jul 2015
Re: The right food for Goats
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2015, 12:35:22 pm »
Thank you, I have 3 pygmy billy goats.  Could you please tell me how much of the oats and barley sprouts I should give them each day!

shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: The right food for Goats
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2015, 02:31:36 pm »
I feed mine beef stocknuts and sugarbeet, plus hay. and vitamin licks

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: The right food for Goats
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2015, 04:54:56 pm »
Boys really shouldn't need much food at all. I don't have pygmies so I can't really advise but my boys are BTs and get about 1/4 handful once sprouted and just so they can get their mineral supplement on it really.
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: The right food for Goats
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2015, 05:37:39 pm »
I feed my pygmys, spillars goat mix. It is a good all round mixture of everything they need.
pygmy goats, gsd, border collie, scots dumpys, cochins, araucanas, shetland ducks and geese,  marrans, and pea fowl in a pear tree.

 

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