Treat for goats

[MidnightChickenLover]

I feed mine molassis covered oats and corn sometimes. I also feed them horse treats.

 

[savingdogs]

My goats seem to avoid the poisonous forest plants but will go right for the planted landscape plants including the poisonous ones. We had to erect good fences to keep them out of the flowers but they free-range in the forest.
But I don't think they like the taste of most poisonous things, mine just leave those plants alone for the most part (I'm in the pacific northwest however). I imagine if they were really starving they would resort to eating the wrong things.
Mine are very picky about treats and only seem to like the ones that are not good for them, with the exception of BOSS and raisins. Those two things are a big hit. Oh, and they do like cut up apples, but I have to cut the slices pretty small.
They also enjoy branches from alder trees, they strip off the bark and will work on the branches for hours. As we cut down alders to use in the wood stove, it is convenient for them to strip off the leaves and bark off of the smaller branches for us and is after all, free and still available all winter. I imagine there are many local trees whose bark could be enjoyed by goats, it just happens alder are very common here.

 

[jross8897]

Mine love salted peanuts in shell and salted sunflower seeds< i only give a little.

 

[Chicos Mama]

My 3 spoiled Nubian brats were all hand/bottle raised since birth, so I have litterally had to show them how to be goats! (Ya...Im a goat mama)
I had to bring in a neighbors doe to show them how to eat leaves!
Before that...they never even gave them a second glance! Weirdos!

They do however know a treat when they see one!

Raisins, Pecans (their favorites! ) "Nilla Wafers" (easy on those), Cheese puffs & Corn chips... all in moderation of course!

Mine also love the trimmings from my orchard...although picky with those too.
They WILL eat the Mulberry leaves and bark, Oak leaves, plum tree branches, Apricot leaves and Almond tree leaves.
They Will NOT eat BOSS, Peach tree anything, and no Pecan leaves or branches, which is strange because they love the pecans so much, and they wont eat anything apple either.

Oh ya...one more thing they love, love , love to eat...
ANYTHING THEIR NOT SUPPOSED TO ON MY PORCH!

Ya gotta love them Goaties! And I Do!

 

[cmjust0]

They WILL eat the Mulberry leaves and bark, Oak leaves, plum tree branches, Apricot leaves and Almond tree leaves.

My understanding is that *wilted* apricot leaves are the same as wilted cherry leaves -- deadly!

I'd rethink the apricot, ASAP.

 

[jlbpooh]

I use the bite-sized apple horse treats from TSC. The were a little picky the first few times I offered them, but they love them now and will follow me anywhere I need them to if they smell that I have some in my hand.

 

[Chicos Mama]

Once AGAIN cmjust0 you are my Guardian-Goat-God!
Apricot leaves are now OFF-LIMITS!You have saved my goat babies more times than I can count from this "newbie mama" with all of your knowledgable information ....
Thanks again!