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Old 01/31/09, 05:33 PM
 
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How old before goats start to eat hay or other solid food ?
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Old 01/31/09, 05:55 PM
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If it is available, kids will start nibbling almost right away. Pretty soon they are eating solids quite well. I have week old kids who are already chewing on alfalfa hay.
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Old 01/31/09, 06:19 PM
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Goats sure love to eat, no matter the age....Sucking on hay under a week, grains under two weeks....Nothing in real quanity, more or less experimenting...Topside
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Old 01/31/09, 06:34 PM
 
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I wondered I thought I seen one eating hay but thought no but could have been.
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Old 01/31/09, 08:42 PM
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They nibble at things, but cant really survive on just solid foods until 6-8 weeks old
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