Is Purina Goat Chow ok for young goats?

[marlowmanor]

Personally, if the alfalfa pellets or alfalfa hay was not included with the Goat chow, I would stick with the Noble goat pellets. Manna Pro minerals are a good goat mineral.

We will be going back to the Noble Goat once the Goat Chow runs out. With only (soon to be) 3 goat kids though it takes, a while to go through a 50lb bag of food. I figure this weekend when we get back from the funeral we are attending in SC we will end up at TSC to get a couple feeders and I can look at the cost of alfalfa pellets there to add to the feed.

Just buy garbage cans to put the 50lb bags in.

We have actually thought about doing that as well, just haven't actaully done it yet. I've mentioned it to DH before since trashcans are inexpensive. I'll look into getting some again. I need them for the goat feed and the chicken feed.

 

[lilhill]

Sweetlix is an actual goat mineral. The one I get is Sweetlix Meatmaker 16:8.

Just buy garbage cans to put the 50lb bags in.

That is what i use also. My goats love it.

 

[marlowmanor]

Is the Sweetlix available at TSC? I just looked on their website and didn't see it. I've got a local feed store I can look at too if TSC doesn't have it.

 

[Roll farms]

Nope, the only goat mineral worth buying at TSC (IMHO) is the Manna Pro. I'd use it but w/ 40 goats, one little bag doesn't go far. I use ADM Goat Power mineral. Can't find a sweelix dealer around me.

 

[marlowmanor]

Nope, the only goat mineral worth buying at TSC (IMHO) is the Manna Pro. I'd use it but w/ 40 goats, one little bag doesn't go far. I use ADM Goat Power mineral. Can't find a sweelix dealer around me.

The Manna Pro Goat Minerals is what we have been using. Is it normal for kids not to be interested in it if we leave it free choice? I've had to dress their food with it since it's the only way I can get them to at least eat some of it. If I leave it out free choice, they won't touch it. They also won't eat treats either, but I figure it's because they don't have another goat around showing them it's good. Hopefully when the new goat comes (who is used to getting treats daily) he will get the other 2 interested in treats.