goat pellets in winter

[greif]

is feediung the goats pellts in winter enough roughage to keep the stomachs going and hesting up since the hay in the pellts is ground up?

[Bearfootfarm]

They should have hay AND pellets when it's cold

[KimM]

Are you feeding any hay at all? Hay is what will keep them warm and keep their digestive tract healthy. Pellets aren't enough roughage.

[mpete]

Goats have to have long fibre (approx 2"-3") for proper digestion. I feed pellets and browse, but when they don't go out of their pens, I give them hay cubes to fill in for the long fibre

[steff bugielski]

If I had to choose between hay or grain I would feed hay . Grain is always the extra feed. My buck gets hay only, any dry doe not due within 5 weeks gets hay only. If you had to go with a bagged feed they make hey extender, alfalfa pellets and such, but it should be forage based. I do not think the 2-3" is important since they chew it down to nothing, ever seen their cud ? It looks just like ground up alfalfa pellets.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Also, what do you mean by pellets? Do you mean alfalfa pellets or a prepared goat feed pellet, such as Purina or other brand?

[Backfourty,MI.]

I would definately feed hay to your goats all winter. Like others have said here they need it to stay warm & healthy.