Choking on feed

[BlueMoonFarms]

Bluemoon,

What's the brand of goat feed your using?
What breed and how much are you feeding him?
What type of hay are you feeding and how much?

A reason that he's eating fast could be that he's not getting enough to eat or the feed is lacking nutrients, so in turn he is trying to eat as much as he can to make up for the lack of food and or nutrients.

Chris

He is a Nubian LaMancha cross, just a year old. He is getting a pound of feed a day and the brand name is Blueseal. The hay is from the edges of a hay field so it contains ruffage. They also have a goat specific mineral lick as well as a trough with a goat specific free choice mineral for them to eat.
They get two flakes of hay in the morning and two at night.
Should I be giving him something else also that will help prevent him from diving into his food?

 

[Chris]

He is a Nubian LaMancha cross, just a year old. He is getting a pound of feed a day and the brand name is Blueseal. The hay is from the edges of a hay field so it contains ruffage. They also have a goat specific mineral lick as well as a trough with a goat specific free choice mineral for them to eat.
They get two flakes of hay in the morning and two at night.
Should I be giving him something else also that will help prevent him from diving into his food?

Well, the Kent/Blue Seal feed is a good feed but if your feeding a grass hay you could be depleting nutrients.
Example being if he gets 1 pound of grass hay and 1 pound of 18% feed his protein intake could be low say around 13% protein.

Also the hay that your getting from the edges of the hay fields may be lacking a lot of nutrition due to it being overly dried out by the sun and making it much like straw.

Chris

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

He is a Nubian LaMancha cross, just a year old. He is getting a pound of feed a day and the brand name is Blueseal. The hay is from the edges of a hay field so it contains ruffage. They also have a goat specific mineral lick as well as a trough with a goat specific free choice mineral for them to eat.
They get two flakes of hay in the morning and two at night.
Should I be giving him something else also that will help prevent him from diving into his food?

Well, the Kent/Blue Seal feed is a good feed but if your feeding a grass hay you could be depleting nutrients.
Example being if he gets 1 pound of grass hay and 1 pound of 18% feed his protein intake could be low say around 13% protein.

Also the hay that your getting from the edges of the hay fields may be lacking a lot of nutrition due to it being overly dried out by the sun and making it much like straw.

Chris

Oh, I know what kind of hay your talking about. This is forest edge hay. Its very green, and even though I dont know the exact names and details of it, the farmer told me that its proper goat hay. It has regular hay, and then what they called ruffage which I read is good for them.
What should he be getting just incase its not good hay and I am getting taken advantage of?

 

[Chris]

Ruffage /Roughage can be about anything like Hay, Straw, Beat Pulp, Soy Hulls, Ground Aspen etc. it provide bulk to the diet and promote good ruminant and bowel function.

You could try giving him some Alfalfa Pellets and Goat Balancer.

With out knowing the type of hay it hard to say if it is good or not or if that is the problem.


Chris

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Ruffage /Roughage can be about anything like Hay, Straw, Beat Pulp, Soy Hulls, Ground Aspen etc. it provide bulk to the diet and promote good ruminant and bowel function.

You could try giving him some Alfalfa Pellets and Goat Balancer.

With out knowing the type of hay it hard to say if it is good or not or if that is the problem.


Chris

Ah so thats how you spell that, thank you! I saw alfalfa pellets at the store and was debating whether or not to try them. I will pick some up next time, but I dont know where to look for the goat balancer. Is that the name of the brand, or should I just ask my co'op for a goat balancer?

 

[Chris]

The Co. that puts it out in Manna Pro and the product is called Goat Balancer. If you Co-Op don't have it try TSC or Jeffers online.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/goat-balancer/camid/liv/cp/CA-G9/

Chris

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

The Co. that puts it out in Manna Pro and the product is called Goat Balancer. If you Co-Op don't have it try TSC or Jeffers online.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/goat-balancer/camid/liv/cp/CA-G9/

Chris

Oh brilliant Thank you!

 

[Renegade]

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[BlueMoonFarms]

PROBLEM FIXED!!!!

Ok, between the feed change, the supplement, and the rocks I have solved the problem! I increased there hay and added all of the other, and success!! No more choking and no more sucking it down like a crazy goat!
Thank you everyone for your advice and help!!