Rocco
Ridin' The Range
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@lovinglife - "LOL sometimes I just wonder if we are creating more problems than we are fixing by all the "stuff" we feed them,"
I totally agree. Meat goats can get by with very minimal care, but many tend to overdo it with "loving" care, and maybe doing the breed(s) harm in the long run by not culling lesser quality animals...like those not as resistant to internal parasite, those with poor hooves, etc. Instead we over deworm, over tend, and run to the vet with any runny nose goat.
We supplement pasture, which due to the perpetual drought we now seem to be in is mandatory, with good quality Sudan or Haygrazer hay plus a little alfalfa, and on average less than a cup of 16% protein feed per animal a day.
I totally agree. Meat goats can get by with very minimal care, but many tend to overdo it with "loving" care, and maybe doing the breed(s) harm in the long run by not culling lesser quality animals...like those not as resistant to internal parasite, those with poor hooves, etc. Instead we over deworm, over tend, and run to the vet with any runny nose goat.
We supplement pasture, which due to the perpetual drought we now seem to be in is mandatory, with good quality Sudan or Haygrazer hay plus a little alfalfa, and on average less than a cup of 16% protein feed per animal a day.