OneFineAcre
Herd Master
My 1 week old babies did fine last night and it was 16 degrees here. No coats or anything. They snuggled up together in a dishpan we give their mom feed in.
Winter with goats
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cteague
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My boys are on alfalfa pellets and hay. My girls get a sweet mix goat feed from tractor supply. That is what they were on when I got them. May start feeding the the alfalfa pellets and take them off the sweet. Until I breed them. I also like to give them hedge. And they love it. Lol. I would put a coat on them but im afraid they would eat it. Lol they love to chew on my clothes so I dont know.
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
The boys don't need alfalfa. Would be wise to assess how much calcium and phosphorus they are taking in so as to prevent urinary calculi.
The does should not be eating sweet feed regularly and also do not need alfalfa since they aren't lactating.
cteague
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They both had gottten urinary caculi. I was feeding a goat feed to them and they got it. Two month battle with it. Im surprised the little guys made it. I gave them a AC drench everyday for nearly a month. And my vet told me to put them on the alfalfa pellets to fix the problem. And grass hay only. They get less than a cup. And the girls get about a cup. I hope this wont cause it again.
What do u feed ur guys?
What do u feed ur guys?
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Grass hay only, water, and minerals that have AC in it. The only time I give anything else, it is a plain goat feed (not with molasses) and that is usually around the end of winter to just add a little caloric boost for them and then again around breeding season.
