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Feed mix
We have a mineral mix available at all times for the goats as well as a tray of Kelp.
Our does are getting the same “new momma” herbal mixture and red raspberry leaves that I mentioned last week. They also get their cereal mix which consists of the following:
100lbs oats
100lbs wheat bran
100lbs corn
100lbs shredded beet pulp
100lbs barley
100lbs of sunflowers
100lbs 40%protein
30lbs of molasses
Soy oil or linseed oil
Protein: 14.58
Fat: 2.15
Fiber: 5.10
~Vinigar Of The Four Thieves~
Hello everybody!
After the 2 weeks is over, drain off all the herbs. Chop 2 Tbs. into the liqiud and put in a pot and steep for 3 days. Do NOT boil. If you cook it to fast it will make your house stink.
Feed Your Goats Naturally- Momma Mixture
Hello Everybody!
I thought I would share with you this week how we feed our goats. We like to feed them with natural foods.
We dry a lot of our own fruits, herbs and veggies. I just love to go out to the garden and pick fresh food and the prepare it for our animals or save it for a later date.
My momma made our own grain recipe and a “Momma mixture” that we give to the goats after they have kidded.
This is the Momma Mixture recipe that we came up with.
Momma Mixture
One part Chamomile flowers
One part Tyme
One part Peppermint
Two part Red Raspberry leaves
You just take each of these ingredients, dry, and mix them together in a coffee can, cocoa can or a glass jar. We normally mix it in a hot cocoa can because then we can put it out in the barn and we don’t have to worry about a glass jar braking or anything like that. You can mix this with their grain or feed it to them plain. We give them 1Tbs morning and night (two Tbs daily) for about two weeks before they kid and two weeks after the kid.
If any of you try this out please let me know how it worked for you! 🙂
Until the whole world hears,
Beth Joy Wood
Our Herb Cabinet
Last year we gathered nettles, dried them and then fed to our goats. Nettles help the doe produce more milk.
This is a photo of one of our bucks last year, Cookie.
Bottle feeding kids
Hello again everybody!
I so enjoy bottle feeding our Kinder kids!
We once had one kid that was raised on her mother. She is now a sweetie but then she was a little wild.
She would get all the goats worked up and running around the pen just because she felt like it, she would never let us touch her and didn’t even come when we had a bottle.
I remind myself of having to go through training her when I had to stay up most of the night to feed the kids. I enjoy feeding our kids much more now that they sleep through the night and drink less milk.
If you havn’t bottle fed your kids before here are some basic tips.
- Hold the baby the first few time you try to bottle feed. This way the baby can’t move around when you and the baby are first trying this.
- Hold the kid’s neck up and as straight as possible.
- Make sure the milk is not all dripping out of its mouth or it won’t get good nutrition.
And have LOTS of fun!!! 🙂
I hope you have a blessed evening.
Until the whole world hears,
Beth Joy Wood
Building pens
(Elisha working on the birthing pens)
April Greetings!
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