sweet feed vs regular feed at TSC?

[DonnaBelle]

We had the plumber out the other day and he has some Nubians he milks and told me about Big V Dairy Goat Ration, made by a local feed company in McAlester, Oklahoma.

It is 16% protein, has Calcium, Phosphorus, Salt, Copper,Selenium Vit A, and Vit D.

My goats sure do seem to love it.

I'm also giving alfalfa hay free choice.

I take them out on the ranch once a day to brouse for about an hour. They love the goat walks.

DonnaBelle

 

[dkluzier]

We feed the sweet food, our dairy goats prefer it. I thought it meant that is had more molasses in it. We tried regular and they turned their noses up.

With summer approaching I was goin to try to switch them over yet as long as we are milking am thinking it may add a sweetness to the milk??

 

[Roll farms]

With enough goats (to make it 'competition') there is no such thing as a picky eater.

I seriously think if I put dog poop in their feeder, they'd all snarf it down asap, just to keep the goat next to them from getting more than they do.

I don't know what the % of protein is in Calf Manna, so I don't know if it would work out the same as the 36% dairy goat ration or not....
I get it from ADM feeds, (TSC doesn't carry it, I get it from a feed mill) for $18.00 a bag, calf manna has gotten pretty high lately.

 

[KinderKorner]

I use a 16% pelleted ration for my dairy goats. An 18% medicated ration for my bucks and kids.

I use sweet feed for my horses, and one of my does won't eat grain unless it's sweet feed. But we have been mixing it and slowly tapering it off into pellets. Because the sweet feed is only 12% protein.

Remeber don't feed sweet feed or lots of corn to Bucks. It can cause urinary problems. Trust me. Been there, done that.