Sure thought that was a nasty trick!

[allenslabs]

I put DE on my goat feed last night and they are normally food hogs but they looked at htat like it might just come at em and eat em. Finally aftr a bit they decided to bite the bullet but it was funny. One thought hey foods food happy to have it! HAHA! The other two weren't too pleased. How do ya'l feed DE to your goats? And how much for a milking doe?

[susanne]

the problem feeding DE to goats is that it is very very dusty. they inhale the stuff and their lungs can be damaged from the silicea. i don't belive it is any good doing with internal parasite problems either.

[moosemaniac]

Goats & Feed! What a riot. I tried a different feed recently, mixing it with their usual blend so as not to (1) make them sick & (2) confuse? them. Yeah right! Mermaid, the herd queen, first gave me a dirty look and then she proceeded to swing the feed bucket back and forth so she could pick out the good stuff. Well, that bag of feed became duck and chicken food real fast. I won't try that again!
Ruth

[sancraft]

Whomever said goats will eat anything never met my goats. They are pickier than a 2 yr. old. I can't change anything or they boycott. And the looks they give. If looks could kill, I'd be stiff as a board now. LOL

[Jillis]

I think the food grade DE hasn't got so many dangerous edges to breathe, but what if when you mixed it with their food you got it sticky with a little mollasses---mightn't that prevent the dustiness? It really is a good worming agent...
Just curious! Jillis!

[mpillow]

I tried DE and herbal wormer.....okay for a couple years then I had some major worm issues....I would reccommend Ivermec.....I use the horse one 1.87% at twice body wt.

If you insist on DE put it on a piece of bread.....

[GoatsRus]

I don't use DE- Cydectin is my choice wormer. But you're right about getting the goats to eat their food with something "foeign" in/on it. I feed AC to my wether and buck as a top dressing on some grain, but I pour a little vegetable oil over the grain first to make the AC stick to it. They still aren't happy with having it on their food, but I guess they figure "hey, at least we're getting some grain"! Anyone have ideas as to what would make it more palatable ?

[Starsmom]

My horses will eat DE straight from my hands, but the goats are a different story. When I put the DE on their feed, I just moisten the feed very lightly and then the DE sticks to it, and isn't quite so noticeable and the goats will eat it without putting their noses into the air.