Feeding goat question

[Bryon]

@Bryon Give your baby a little alfalfa hay or grass hay, but not wheat hay. Since it is a buckling you don't want to feed something that is too high in phosphorus, they can get urinary calculi. He will start nibbling on the hay eventually but it may take him a little longer as he has no one to imitate. He needs to stay on the bottle until a minimum of 8 weeks...more is better. I don't feed my kids any pellets or grain until they are weaned, and even then it is mostly hay unless I am pushing them to gain weight.

Great. Thank you!

 

[Latestarter]

Where I am I feed all the kids a pelleted feed while they are growing in addition to hay and whatever they browse/graze. Many feed a medicated feed while young and growing to help stave off potential coccidia. I dodn't feed medicated feed and have had no coccidia issues with any of my goats. You can also look for feed and goat mineral that has AC (ammonium chloride) added to help prevent urinary calculi. For wethers you want to maintain a 2-4:1 ratio of calcium to phosphorus