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helmstead
Goat Mistress
PJisaMom - yep, you're fine. The point of a dairy feed is to provide milk that humans can drink - so a nonmedicated ration will achieve this goal.
Meat Goat v/s Dairy Goat Feeds
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Mossy Stone Farm
Overrun with beasties
At our farm i prefer to stay away from baged feed all together inclu my feed for birds ducks ect... Even the dogs get RAW diet.
I feed whole grain ration that is made locally. I stay away fron Corn, Soy and all that filler...
Works well for us.
I feed whole grain ration that is made locally. I stay away fron Corn, Soy and all that filler...
Works well for us.
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helmstead
Goat Mistress
Mossy Stone, I'm glad that's working for you, but it's not really relevant to the topic. Lets not turn this into a bagged v/s milled discussion.
Mossy Stone Farm
Overrun with beasties
NO intention on changeing anything or any ones mind, this is what i feed so take it for what it is worth to you. Because i dont feed baged food dosent mean i have nothing to add to the topic....
There are other avenues out there it is all about choices..
There are other avenues out there it is all about choices..
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helmstead
Goat Mistress
Please start your own thread to discuss how you feed/what you feed if you'd like to, Mossy Stone. I would rather this thread stay on-topic, and it is discussing commercially available bagged feeds.
20kidsonhill
True BYH Addict
We are feeding a rumensin medicated feed, but the feed bag directions are for free-choice feeding. That isn't happening on our farm. So any ideas on how much rumensin per lb of animal they actually should have to not be under-dosing? The girls that are nursing are normally only getting 1lb, maybe slightly more per day. It does seem to keep the cocci under control, based on the fact that after I wean them and take them off the feed, I have had some yearlings, and 2 year old does break with a cocci load. I am pretty sure our co-op is only using rumensin in all the goat feeds.
Suggestions? thoughts?
Suggestions? thoughts?
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helmstead
Goat Mistress
20 - find out how many mg/lb of feed are in the mix, then, for Rumensin - you need between 7.5-40 mg/head/day. I know, big margin. 
20kidsonhill
True BYH Addict
That is a huge margin. Thanks for the info. I will check it out.helmstead said:20 - find out how many mg/lb of feed are in the mix, then, for Rumensin - you need between 7.5-40 mg/head/day. I know, big margin.
Mossy Stone Farm
Overrun with beasties
you crack me up kate Didnt know this was your personal thread i will keep that in mind next time i post...Maybe
PattySh
Loving the herd life
OK so I don't have any wethers at the moment, but I am assuming that a medicated "meat goat" feed can be fed up til the time of slaughter or is there a withdrawl period?? Considering putting the doelings (3 dairy doelings, 4 nigis) and 2 bucklings (a nigi/one alpine) on the "meat goat feed". A bit nervous about medicating them but am fairly new to dairy goats and want to keep them healthy.
