eggs for goats?

[fitzy]

so i've always been told that goats will eat anything that will fit in their mouth....has anyone out there fed extra eggs to their goats? right now i have a few quail eggs (and in the summer might have too many chicken eggs) and i'm wondering if they're safe for my goats to eat so they wont go to waste. i'd like to feed them raw or just boiled....i'm assuming the calcium in the shell will be good for the goats as long as it doesn't cut their guts all to pieces.

anyone got some input here?

 

[freemotion]

Goats are herbivores, not omnivores....I personally would not do it. If you need to get rid of the eggs and don't want them to go to waste, feed them to the dogs or cats, or if you don't have any of those, boil 'em up, chop 'em up, and feed them back to the quail.

 

[clarkai]

I agree with freemotion. Goats are herbivores, and they aren't supposed to be eating eggs.

 

[fitzy]

Goats are herbivores, not omnivores.... boil 'em up, chop 'em up, and feed them back to the quail.

thats what i've been doing so far....your arm really gets tired after smashing 1000 quail eggs. i just chucked them into the freezer to save for spring when i start hatching again and the extra protein will be useful. i just figured if it wouldn't hurt the goats then why not, but i'll listen to the experts on this one and keep smashing/freezing.

 

[username taken]

get a pig.

they will eat eggs raw, shell and all. They love them and do really well on them

 

[Goat of Many Colors]

I wish it were spring...I would buy some of those eggs from you and incubate them! Our neighbor turned his quail lose in the woods several years ago and I love to see them running across the fields here.

 

[freemotion]

Wow, that many eggs? Wow!!! Someone will take them off your hands! Know anyone on a fixed income? They might appreciate some free, healthy protein once your freezer is full!

 

[samplekasi]

Goats are herbivores, not omnivores.... boil 'em up, chop 'em up, and feed them back to the quail.

thats what i've been doing so far....your arm really gets tired after smashing 1000 quail eggs. i just chucked them into the freezer to save for spring when i start hatching again and the extra protein will be useful. i just figured if it wouldn't hurt the goats then why not, but i'll listen to the experts on this one and keep smashing/freezing.

It's called a salad shooter!! I have done 5 gallon buckets of boiled eggs this way.

 

[Marta]

I read somewhere that if you fed dogs and goats in the same area and the goat went for the dogs food, you put eggs in the dogs food and the goat is supposed to stay away from the dogs food as they hate eggs.....????? dunno never tried it.
but remember that NO omnivore is supposed to get waiste or extracts from any animals due to BSE etc

 

[Renegade]

Take them to a food bank. There are many people out there that can't afford to feed there families. Our food bank loves when I bring my extras. They told me very few people ever donate fresh eggs.

Donna