New to dairy goats, We have many questions and need suggestions plez:D

[mossyStone]

Hay here is crazy$$$ here :? I have paid as much as 15.00 to 18.00 a bale for alfalfa ( not in winter) I just found a place there price was 9 75 i thought i found a gold mine but i dont like it.. very dusty Even our local hay is about 6 to 10 bucks a bale and you have to be careful in what you get,,,

We can get it cheaper by the ton, but we have to go to the East side of the state and thats a few 100 miles one way :/ which this yr we will and stock up for winter!

luckly for us we have alot of pasture and browes,

Mossy Stone Farm

 

[RockyToggRanch]

$3.00 a bale delivered and put up:/

 

[lupinfarm]

Yeah my 2 get the feeder stocked at the beginning of the week, its a metal horse wall feeder.. They don't get anything more until they've cleaned it allllll up. Mine poop/urinate in one area LOL across the goat shed so they are able to eat everything that drops on the floor, and they definitely do.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I wish mine would poop in one area.

 

[Lil-patch-of-heaven]

Y'all are making me wonder about my animals. I have 6 goats and two llamas. I have bought only one bale of hay when I got the first ones something like two months ago and they haven't eaten two flakes' worth yet. It's there and they can have it whenever they want but they only eat a few mouthfuls if I handfeed it to them. I think the rabbits have eaten twice what the goats and llamas have.

They will do ANYthing for alfalfa pellets, sweet feed, or extruded horse pellets. Or raisins, crackers, etc. The hay is fresh and a good quality though just grass hay. They just prefer the pasture and browse.

 

[gbgcisco]

Thanks every one for all of the help! This is going to make things much easier! We hope to have them in a few months now, I am going to see about a different space for our new girls

I'm on the hay thread for now...here in Tucson, it's been about $9 - 10/bale. I have recently purchased some organic alfalfa for $13.50 from a farm in Eloy.

I have 5 mini-mancha's and if you'd like to come see our set up, I'd be happy to show you...