Feeding Corn

[20kidsonhill]

Some reading material for you.

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/hay-feeding-14792.aspx

http://www.barbibrownsbunnies.com/hay.htm

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Now whats a Rumen?

You Guys Are The Biggest Help!!!!


3 Hipps!!!!

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[Emmetts Dairy]

Now whats a Rumen?

A rumen?? Its not a sandwich with sauerkraut!

Do you really not know????

This may help! I suggest you learn some basics about goats..so important!!! Read, google, read!!!

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/meatgoats/meatgoatfs14.htm

 

[FarmerBoy24]

I see!! I feel so dumb . So what and how much do you recommend me feed a mother of 3 kids. the mother is 2-3 yrs old and the babies are 4-6 months old. the grain (oats) and hay?Quick question! When will the stop nursing?

 

[ksalvagno]

What breed of goat? How big is she? Feed amount depends on those things. I'm feeding my Nigerian Dwarf does who have kidded 4 measuring cups of grain with 2 cups of alfalfa pellets for a total of 6 cups of pellet type stuff. Two of my does are feeding triplets and the other one is just giving me a lot of milk and I want to keep it up.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

She is a 2 yr old Nubian. She looks kinda thin. but not like i'm staving her thin, just around the sides of her back, closer to her bottom

 

[ksalvagno]

Dairy goats do tend to look thinner than you would like when milking but if you feel she should get more grain, then you can slowly up the grain amount.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

I see!! I feel so dumb . So what and how much do you recommend me feed a mother of 3 kids. the mother is 2-3 yrs old and the babies are 4-6 months old. the grain (oats) and hay?Quick question! When will the stop nursing?

Dont feel dumb!! We all learned at one point or another. But I would google all the information you can on the anatomy of goats etc...sometimes the information can get too overwhelming and too indept for what you need. So I would stick to the basics.

On the feed labels there will be reconmendations on wieights etc.
But you always want to take in consideration if, pregnant, nursing, growing etc....

http://www.amazon.com/Storeys-Guide-Raising-Dairy-Goats/dp/1580172598

I highly recomend you get this book! Its a easy read...but very informative!! It will be sooo helpful for you!

 

[FarmerBoy24]

I'll check this out

When will the kids be ready to wean?

 

[ksalvagno]

8-12 weeks. I believe people tend to go longer with the large size goats so more like the 12 weeks. But if they bring mom down too much, then wean earlier but no earlier than 8 weeks.