Can you feed goats....

ONThorsegirl · #1 02/11/08, 01:40 PM

can you feed them Hi-boot mineral blocks, made by windsor salt company.

can you feed calf started with Rumensin?

Melissa

pookshollow · #2 02/11/08, 02:43 PM

I feed the Hi-Boot loose salt, because of the extra copper. I haven't seen those mineral blocks. Are they actual "mineral" blocks or are they salt licks with some minerals added? I think most blocks are a bit hard for the goats to get enough from them. Along with the salt, I've been feeding a mineral mix from Bio-Ag, made specifically for goats, along with kelp meal and DE. I've noticed that my goats are looking a whole lot better. Not sure where you are, but they have a rep in VanKleek Hill and another one that does Kingston and Kemptville. www.bio-ag.com

As for the Rumensin - I'm not sure, but I would tend to avoid it. If I remember correctly

, it's one of those things that is really bad for horses. Don't know about goats. Were you wanting it for kids? Shurgain now produces a 20% kid starter, so you might want to see if you can find that.

Teacupliz · #3 02/11/08, 04:04 PM

I had a lot of trouble with cocci and slow growing kids till I started to feed a calf start with rumensin to my baby goats till about 8 months-
this year I can not get it any more so we will see how they do with out it-
but it is safe- not for milkers though as it come threw int he milk to you-Liz