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FieldsofThyme	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 07:29:24 AM Purina® Noble Goat® Grower 16%-Medicated Goat Feed, 50 lb. any reviews on this? I cannot find organic corn and we low. Can't get any until mid-April. Farmgirl #800 http://momzonetakingtimeformom.blogspot.com/ http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
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FieldsofThyme	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 1:46:38 PM Thanks - we do have loose minerals. You are helping us a lot. I had to order a different nipple to bottle feed the doeling, but both are doing well with organic hay. And they graze also. Thanks again. I had no idea corn could kill a buck. Farmgirl #800 http://momzonetakingtimeformom.blogspot.com/ http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
kristin sherrill	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 09:37:34 AM I don't feed my kids grain at all. I only feed my milking does 16% all grain. I am really concerned now about corn. I am going to stop feeding it to my animals. Unless I can find some organic heirloom corn. But that could be really pricey. I wish I had a few acres I could just plant corn for feed. But across the road and all around they are planting the GMO corn. I am afraid to even grow a little bit of corn because it might interbreed. Anyway, my kids just get browse and hay when it's raining. They will be fine and be healthy without grain. And yes, bucks and wethers should NEVER eat corn. It can kill them. Kris Happiness is simple.
maggie14	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 08:37:33 AM Sherry, you do so well! I love reading your posts and learning from you! It doesn't matter how many years I have raised goats. I am always learning something new everyday! Also, thank you for accepting my friend request on face book! :) Another thing I do is buy a solid mineral block and I break it up. They do sell loose minerals here but it costs $16.95 and the mineral block costs $10.95. Also our farm store just started carrying Redmond's Mineral Block ( it looks like a big red rock and it says it's for horses but I have talked to other goat owners and read different articles and they all use this mineral block for there goats and they say it’s the best!) which I have been looking for forever! Hugs, Hannah Farmgirl sister #1219! "Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."
sherrye	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 08:32:39 AM i agree with hannah. i feed hay good grass kind. mine do steal alfalfa pellets from belle. so i have added a 1/2 cup of a regular goat chow to a few alfalfa pellets for the girls due to kid. they are huge. normally only hay and forage. we dont use any medicated feed here. i think it can cause them to be resistant to treatments when they need the medication. i also feed only loose minerals. its hard for them to get enough mineral from a block. their tongue gets sore. i use a ruminate loose mineral in a tub free choice. there are lots of gals on here, like hannah. they have way more experiance than i do. this is just what i do here. sherrye the learn as we go silk purse farm farm girl #1014
maggie14	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 08:10:24 AM P.S. do they have a mineral block as well? Farmgirl sister #1219! "Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."
maggie14	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 08:09:21 AM I think so. Are they getting forage too? You really only feed grain if they are milking. Plus I learned that you shouldn't feed a buck grain with corn in it. Corn can cause lots urinary problems. They also say never to feed your buck pure alfalfa. It's to rich for them and their bodies can't handle it well. Can cause kidney problems too. I feed my bucks good quality hay and let them out to graze and they seem to do fine. Hope this helps! Hugs, Hannah Farmgirl sister #1219! "Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."
FieldsofThyme	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 07:52:53 AM I have organic hay right now, is hay enough? Both the 9 month old buck and the doeling are eating the hay. Farmgirl #800 http://momzonetakingtimeformom.blogspot.com/ http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
maggie14	Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 07:48:08 AM I've used Purina Goat Chow in the past. I don't use it any more because it is so expensive here and I have been doing reseach on feeding grain to dairy animals and relized that there bodys weren't ment to digest grain. right now I am feeding them a little bit of grain mixed in with some alfalfa pellets until I can come up with a better solution. Anyway, It is a good brand if you are going to feed grain. Hugs! Hannah Farmgirl sister #1219! "Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."

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