lezpedza hay

[Southern by choice]

Lespedeza is a legume, like alfalfa. High in protein and calcium. Good stuff if you can get it. The pellet work as well but goats need some roughage. If you feed the pellets they will still need some kind of long, stemmy stuff to eat. Either forage or hay.

Mine won't eat it dried They only eat it when it is cut fresh and handed to them.... I guess my goats are weird. Can't find the hay here... I'd like to and see if it is mixed in some timothy or orchard if they'd eat it.

 

[Meaghan]

@Southern by choice: Spoiled perhaps?

 

[Southern by choice]

@Southern by choice: Spoiled perhaps?

Nah, they are just snots... the whole lot of them!
Well... not Ruby... she is a perfect little angel!

 

[Baymule]

@Southern by choice can you post a picture of it?

 

[Southern by choice]

I have posted a bunch of pics from what grows in my woodline... I will see if I can search it...

 

[Southern by choice]

first pic... pic is labeled
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/longing-for-spring-me-too-img-heavy.27951/#post-353564

this one has a bunch
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/general-discussion-thread.27741/page-2#post-351490

down the road from us they were going to put up a development... due to the market no one can afford these lots let alone build on them... The whole place has this growing everywhere!

 

[Baymule]

Thanks Southern! I don't think I have seen any of it growing here.

 

[goatboy1973]

first pic... pic is labeled
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/longing-for-spring-me-too-img-heavy.27951/#post-353564

this one has a bunch
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/general-discussion-thread.27741/page-2#post-351490

down the road from us they were going to put up a development... due to the market no one can afford these lots let alone build on them... The whole place has this growing everywhere!

Wonder if the developer would allow you to graze your goats on the Lespediza if you had like the electro-net fencing? Win, win situation. They get the property manicured/ fertilized and your goats get dewormed naturally.

 

[Southern by choice]

Wonder if the developer would allow you to graze your goats on the Lespediza if you had like the electro-net fencing? Win, win situation. They get the property manicured/ fertilized and your goats get dewormed naturally.

I have it growing here... way too much hassle to transport them miles down the road and then I'd have to sit there all day! I look at the development and think hmmmm if I could harvest that than I might make enough money to but more goats!

 

[goatboy1973]

Mine won't eat it dried They only eat it when it is cut fresh and handed to them.... I guess my goats are weird. Can't find the hay here... I'd like to and see if it is mixed in some timothy or orchard if they'd eat it.

My goats eat the stuff when they have depleted the honeysuckle and wild multi-flora rose. Mine also love the wild blackberry and totally go bananas over poison Ivy and poison oak. I think my goats' motto is "Leaves of 3, I want to eat; leaves of 5 it is all mine!" LOL!!! They eat the stuff like popcorn shrimp on a buffet.