Good hay vs Bad hay

[kstaven]

I have heard the same thing from people. No Alfalfa.
Then some goat breeders near me thats all they feed. Some feed a timothy /alfafla mix

Im not sure what to do now, i want to feed a good hay in the winter, just not sure which way to go:/ Right now i have 2 wethers and a doe.

We winter all our toggenburgs on a heavy timothy, alfalfa, and clover mixed hay. They stay in excellent condition all winter on it.

 

[()relics]

Imo...we feed our boer goats different types of hay/grass/browse depending on their age/sex/purpose/time of the year...Some of our goats are destined for the show ring others are strictly commercial animals...I very rarely feed alfalfa...price being the major drawback...Most get a good grass hay, free choice, as well as browse/grass from the pasture...A few of our show animals get pelleted feed to maintain body condition...All the gestating does are fed a feed ration as fall ends and winter starts...Most of the billies are just left on the pasture without any added feed, the exception is the show animals again...Fat Billies, in my opinion, are non-productive billies...
Many of the feed related problems I have had are directly related to "how much" of a new feed an animal gets, not so much to "what kind" of feed they get. As with any animal, any change in diet should be done gradually...Not overnight....