What is the best way to feed goats?
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- Feed only clean, fresh and dry fodder.
- Always have fresh water for goats to drink at any time.
- Clean the feeding trough and water bucket every day.
- Give lots of different feeds such as grasses and legumes, tree leaves and fresh kitchen remains.
- Give chopped mixed feeds to make sure the goats eat everything and do not waste feed.
- Feed goats at least 3 times a day and at the same time every day.
- Put some feed in the feed trough or rack or hang up some feed to be eaten overnight.
- If you use molasses to make feed taste better do not use too much it will make feed sticky.
- Dusty feeds and concentrates should be wetted a little.
- Provide fresh and clean water daily. There should always be water in the bucket.
- Provide a Mineral Lick (block) always to all goats.
- Do not feed too much leguminous feed such as Desmodium.
- Mix feeds with grass, hay, straw or Napier to balance.
- Only 1/3 of the days feed can be leucaenia, do not feed too much leucaenia, it can poison the goats.