Dougthy:
I am really sorry for your loss. I think I have learned a lot from your post cos it is written is details. Kind you suggest a particular feed/concentrate you feed your goats? I feed my goats ruminant feed (feed lot ration) from Animal care but they aren't eating it very well compared to the poultry feed I give them once in a while. Thanks

Dougthy:
Good morning. I am patiently waiting for your feedback. Thanks

I noticed the same thing on my goats side too, especially when they are not used to OR brought up with the feed. What I do is to introduce the ingredients to them one by one or combine two together usually, more of what they will be eager to accept and that they would do otherwise as in the feed ingredients.

So I began to compound their feed myself to look more or less like poultry feed. Moreover that is what I sell. I compound it, feed them forages first and later concentrates in the morning, concentrate through the early afternoon and forages for the rest of the day. Charlotte was exempted from that rule though. And one thing to help your goats well is to give them a good start from while they are still kids bearing in mind they're from good progeny. Feed them quality and balanced ration. Good medication also. And good feeding time. This is very important.

I will also discuss the importance of urea addition to their diet (yes, urea fertilizer but in low amount) and also salt lick

I will drop both the ration and feed formulae when I'm done here

Dougthy:
Good morning. I am patiently waiting for your feedback. Thanks

I noticed the same thing on my goats side too, especially when they are not used to OR brought up with the feed. What I do is to introduce the ingredients to them one by one or combine two together usually, more of what they will be eager to accept and that they would do otherwise as in the feed ingredients.

So I began to compound their feed myself to look more or less like poultry feed. Moreover that is what I sell. I compound it, feed them forages first and later concentrates in the morning, concentrate through the early afternoon and forages for the rest of the day. Charlotte was exempted from that rule though. And one thing to help your goats well is to give them a good start from while they are still kids bearing in mind they're from good progeny. Feed them quality and balanced ration. Good medication also. And good feeding time. This is very important.

I will also discuss the importance of urea addition to their diet (yes, urea fertilizer but in low amount) and also salt lick

I will drop both the ration and feed formulae when I'm done here

Eefosa1:
Please i want to know more about urea inclusion on their feed

Dawson126:
If you must give your goat remains of human food, it should not contain much oil or fat to reduce the chance of bloating.

We will look at goat nutritional disorders next

1. Bloat
2 Acidiosis
3. Laminitis
4. Urinary calculi
5. Milk fever
6. Enterotoxaemia

Stay tuned......

Finnish:


What do you feed your goat? Or what's the easiest feed to make/give to goats?

Dawson126:
I am this late available due to my schedules. Business, farm, and school. I hope you understand? OK back to topic

The feed I used for Charlotte contained high crude protein level and total digestible nutrients (that part of the feed or ration that could be digested by the goat e.g unprocessed palm kernel shell that got missed with the PKC during oil extraction cannot be digested by the goat) compared her age. I was thinking more of her body gained compared her health .

It was formulated as follows:
Maize 3.5kg
Wheat bran 2.5kg
Palm Kernnel Cake 1.5kg
Groundnut cake or Soya meal 1.5kg
Not too Finely grounded bone meal 200g
Weaner vitamin premix 75g
Mineral salt lick 50g
Coccidiostat as directed by the manufacturer and when necessary

Firstly in the morning, she was fed the common fruit leave, brachiaria grass (when available) and these legume commonly used for fencing (I'll attach the picture tomorrow). I usually cut in overnight and keep it to make it free from morning dew and other things that could contaminate them e. g larvae. After some break, usually finished it in about 20-30 minutes, 1-3 handful of the above formulated feed was given, water readily available. After then, any human food available, she ate (please let's be careful when we give our goats nylon rapped food, they could end up eaten the nylon with the food which is not good and could lead to reduced free low of stuffs in their intestines)

In the afternoon, forages were supplied. Different kinds this time, they might have dried and if it appears to rain, we get before then. Sometimes cassava fibres from garri or fufu processing were collected from folks involved with them and I would make sure this was collected during the rinsing process because some cassava could be high in cyanide

She was left to move around for the day and night, same as morning repeated. She sometimes eat at night too

Dawson126:


Sorry for the late reply. I have put up there some if their feeding regiments. Thank you

Finnish:
Dawson126.

Finnish:
Dawson126.

Dawson126:


I'm at school now and even in a class. I'd send the pictures this week Wednesday or Thursday. Sorry I forgot this until I went through your post.

Dawson126:

Finnish:


I've been coming almost every day since I made that post, I bookmarked And started stalking your post self.

Dawson126:


Hahahaha
I won't disappoint this time God's willing

Finnish:


Ah thank you, one more thing, you grind everything together innit?

Dawson126:


Not really because, dusty feed is not too good for goats.

Finnish:


Oh good to hear, I've been giving them only corn and I know they must be bored of eating that, they are free range, so they munch of the little cassava growing in the compound, they've finished that now though.

Dawson126:


I hope you've put my mistake above in check on your goats?

Finnish:



I can't really pin point your mistake, also I think your goats are "ajebo" , these ones are from village, I think they're grateful with what they've got.

Dawson126:




If you're going to feed them with feedstuffs rich in carbohydrates eg the maize, the cassava and proteins get them ENTEROTOXEAMIA VACCINE

Dawson126:




If you're going to feed them with feedstuffs rich in carbohydrates eg the maize, the cassava and proteins get them ENTEROTOXEAMIA VACCINE

Finnish:


https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/vaccinating-goats-against-enterotoxemia-and-tetanus-is-it-necessary