MenagerieMama ~ The Menagerie Farm

[daisychick]

Mine will just about stampede over the top of me just for a bite of their Noble Goat grain, so I don't give them any treats other than leaves. I am sure that yours will come around to hand feeding and soon they will be your best buddies.

 

[MenagerieMama]

Mine will just about stampede over the top of me just for a bite of their Noble Goat grain, so I don't give them any treats other than leaves. I am sure that yours will come around to hand feeding and soon they will be your best buddies.

I completely forgot about the LEAVES!!! I'll see if this works!

 

[autumnprairie]

treats, cranberries, raisins, nuts, pumpkins,pears, apples, they like sweet,
molasses cookies , good thing too if you have to give meds,
my ND were the same way constant talking spending time and yummy treats, scratches and rubs when you give treats, most like their backs and necks scratched the only one I can't touch in my herd is my ND buck. but he will eat out of my hand.
good luck

 

[MenagerieMama]

treats, cranberries, raisins, nuts, pumpkins,pears, apples, they like sweet,
molasses cookies , good thing too if you have to give meds,
my ND were the same way constant talking spending time and yummy treats, scratches and rubs when you give treats, most like their backs and necks scratched the only one I can't touch in my herd is my ND buck. but he will eat out of my hand.
good luck

Thank you! All great treats I will try out on them!

 

[MenagerieMama]

I gave the goats dried leaves today! Chandra, you were right, they loved them. Ramona (the gray one) will eat out of my hand and I can give her a brief rub. Betty (the brown one) is going to take a lot of work. She is not nearly as interested in human attention. :/

I had a discussion with a friend of mine...I told her the goats loved the clementine peels, and that I couldn't wait to see how they like banana peels. She said her vet told her it was a BIG NO NO to give the goats fruit, as it will give them bloat. I told her it is not the fruit, but the peels. Does anyone have some say on this?

 

[daisychick]

Glad they loved their "leaf chips". As far as fruit goes I have no idea. I haven't given mine anything other than hay, a little grain, and leaves for now. I do know that too much of anything new can upset their system and give them bloat, but as far as a little treat of something I am clueless at this time.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

I know you need to be careful if the leaves are not good for them , but other wise .. LEAF CHIPS FOR YOUR GOATS !!

 

[autumnprairie]

I haven't given my goats banana peels but they do like bananas, apples, pears I have a pear tree in my yard and that is the first place they go to snack.

 

[MenagerieMama]

Well, I will be picking up our 3rd and "final" goat tomorrow morning. We are hoping she had a successful breeding, so we can have her in milk this spring/summer. I want to make cheeses and soaps!!!

 

[daisychick]

Yeah for goat #3! I can't wait to make soap and cheese either........the waiting is killing me! I have 1 more month to wait until I can breed mine and then I have the dreaded 5 month wait after that for babies..........OH MY!