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In this article I am going to explain in detail how I care for and feed my goats. The lick recipe that was spoken of in the first article is kept in a small bucket with a lid, each day I take 14 bowls and I feed each and every goat I own, whether they are does, wethers, or bucks 1/4Th cup of grain daily. I put 1/4TH cup in each bowl then I add 1/4TH heaping teaspoon of Pat Coleby's Lick Recipe on top of the feed mix. She suggests 2 grams a day of the lick recipe and 2 grams equals about 1/4TH of a teaspoon but I give just a little bit more so I heap it. I then put 1 TBS. of oil, (flax seed, coconut, Canola, Olive, what ever I have at the time) on top of the grain mix and mix it all together. I only add the oil to get it mixed in good to the feed. I also bought a huge jug of Black Strap Molasses and filled and empty mustard container up with the molasses and I squirt a little in each bowl just for stickiness and taste. I also add less than a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar.
Every week on Monday's Instead of the other oils, I use Cod Liver oil. Pat Coleby recommends this oil in her book: Natural Goat Care. This is so they receive the proper amounts of Vitamin A, D and essential fatty acids EPA and DHA. I also give Apple Cider Vinegar added to their water twice a day. (Not the kind sold in grocery stores). I use to buy the organic kind online from Swanson's Vitamins www.SwansonVitamins.com. Their prices are extremely reasonable, but as much as I used and adding shipping, it was not cost affective. I searched online for ways to make homemade Apple Cider Vinegar and found a site that I highly recommend. This site has excellent pictures and really good information on goat care, recipes and other things. Check it out sometime, http://lindercroft-smwon.blogspot.com/search/label/homemade%20ACV.
In feeding hay I feed every goat Alfalfa hay twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, my husband takes care of this chore. We also water once in the morning and again at night and this is daily. In the winter time or on cold days they all receive hot water. They love hot water and I know they all appreciate it. Each barn also has baking soda, sea kelp, and a salt block, out for the goats at all times free choice.
When I am milking the girls get three cups of feed each day morning and night. I always start them out with a half cup each and slowly increase this dose to where by the time they kid they are getting the right amount. Some goats will not need this much others may need more depending on their body condition and how many kids they are feeding with their milk. It also depends on the amount of milk they are producing. I have never given any of my girls more than three cups at a time. I raise Nigerian Dwarf Goats and they have done great on this amount. Our goats also get to roam our woods freely on a daily basis. We have nothing but woods all around us so there is always plenty of browse for them to forage for.
Once in a while they will get treats of vegetables, fruit and raisins. I have a juicer and the pulp of the vegetables and fruit make great treats for them. When giving raisins they only get four each. With the fruit and vegetable pulp they each get a couple tablespoon fulls. You want to be very careful in giving your goats new things and how much you feed them. Goats rumens can get severely off track if given too much of a new thing all at once. I have one goat who loves to drink coffee so once in a while she will get a cup of coffee all to herself to drink lol. It is the funniest thing to watch her. She will literally climb all over you if she smells you have a cup of coffee. She is the only one who likes coffee.
I believe I have written on everything that I do for our goats as far as feeding goes. If there is any subject on caring for goats or making goats milk soap that you would like me to write on then please leave a post or contact me by email. If there are still questions or anything is unclear then please contact me and I will try to clarify or help in any way I can.
In this article I am going to explain in detail how I care for and feed my goats. The lick recipe that was spoken of in the first article is kept in a small bucket with a lid, each day I take 14 bowls and I feed each and every goat I own, whether they are does, wethers, or bucks 1/4Th cup of grain daily. I put 1/4TH cup in each bowl then I add 1/4TH heaping teaspoon of Pat Coleby's Lick Recipe on top of the feed mix. She suggests 2 grams a day of the lick recipe and 2 grams equals about 1/4TH of a teaspoon but I give just a little bit more so I heap it. I then put 1 TBS. of oil, (flax seed, coconut, Canola, Olive, what ever I have at the time) on top of the grain mix and mix it all together. I only add the oil to get it mixed in good to the feed. I also bought a huge jug of Black Strap Molasses and filled and empty mustard container up with the molasses and I squirt a little in each bowl just for stickiness and taste. I also add less than a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar.
Every week on Monday's Instead of the other oils, I use Cod Liver oil. Pat Coleby recommends this oil in her book: Natural Goat Care. This is so they receive the proper amounts of Vitamin A, D and essential fatty acids EPA and DHA. I also give Apple Cider Vinegar added to their water twice a day. (Not the kind sold in grocery stores). I use to buy the organic kind online from Swanson's Vitamins www.SwansonVitamins.com. Their prices are extremely reasonable, but as much as I used and adding shipping, it was not cost affective. I searched online for ways to make homemade Apple Cider Vinegar and found a site that I highly recommend. This site has excellent pictures and really good information on goat care, recipes and other things. Check it out sometime, http://lindercroft-smwon.blogspot.com/search/label/homemade%20ACV.
In feeding hay I feed every goat Alfalfa hay twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, my husband takes care of this chore. We also water once in the morning and again at night and this is daily. In the winter time or on cold days they all receive hot water. They love hot water and I know they all appreciate it. Each barn also has baking soda, sea kelp, and a salt block, out for the goats at all times free choice.
When I am milking the girls get three cups of feed each day morning and night. I always start them out with a half cup each and slowly increase this dose to where by the time they kid they are getting the right amount. Some goats will not need this much others may need more depending on their body condition and how many kids they are feeding with their milk. It also depends on the amount of milk they are producing. I have never given any of my girls more than three cups at a time. I raise Nigerian Dwarf Goats and they have done great on this amount. Our goats also get to roam our woods freely on a daily basis. We have nothing but woods all around us so there is always plenty of browse for them to forage for.
Once in a while they will get treats of vegetables, fruit and raisins. I have a juicer and the pulp of the vegetables and fruit make great treats for them. When giving raisins they only get four each. With the fruit and vegetable pulp they each get a couple tablespoon fulls. You want to be very careful in giving your goats new things and how much you feed them. Goats rumens can get severely off track if given too much of a new thing all at once. I have one goat who loves to drink coffee so once in a while she will get a cup of coffee all to herself to drink lol. It is the funniest thing to watch her. She will literally climb all over you if she smells you have a cup of coffee. She is the only one who likes coffee.
I believe I have written on everything that I do for our goats as far as feeding goes. If there is any subject on caring for goats or making goats milk soap that you would like me to write on then please leave a post or contact me by email. If there are still questions or anything is unclear then please contact me and I will try to clarify or help in any way I can.
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