Hay for goats

[ann fr]

I need advice from any of you who seed thier own hay.I have a field that will be seeded this week but I'm still trying to figure what to plant.It is a fiels that gets very wet in the spring so alfafa is out of the question.It will only die.So what can I plant that will be best for my goats and a moist field?
Ann

[Scrounger]

Ask around to local farmers. They will tell you what grows best in your area.

[ann fr]

I know what grows best around here but I want to plant what will be best for the goats too. I could plant trefoil and orchard grass but I'm unsure how great that would be for the goats.
Thanks Ann.

[goatsareus]

we reseeded our hayfields to orchard grass and red clover. The red clover will die out in a few years but the orchard grass should do well. We need to reseed some more clover. In the 1950's the farmer who owned our property did a massive reseeding of a perennial vetch that is still doing well and the goats love it.

[ann fr]

Thank you goatsrus ,there is a bit of red clover in that field now so it might do good to reseed it again.

[Scrounger]

Your goats will do the best on what grows best for your area.