Barley, Wheat and corn

Slugmar · #1 03/25/11, 08:32 AM

Im able to pick up those three things from a friend I was thinking of adding some black eye peas to it how do you think it would work for a feed ?

Maybe even add some boss to it.

6e · #2 03/25/11, 08:58 AM

Are these dairy goats?

I use barley and just a little bit of corn. I found a mix I'm really happy with and it's really made a difference in the milk pail. We don't weigh our milk, so I can't tell weight differences, but volume wise, they're giving 1/3 more milk than they were after a week on the new feed. We feed whole oats, steam rolled barley, just a little cracked corn, shredded beet pulp, BOSS, a little Calf Manna and yeast. It's really made a difference. I don't feed them wheat. I suppose I could if I so desired. I have no clue about peas. I know many on here say that corn has a really low protein level so it's more like candy to the goats. We don't feed a whole lot corn.

6e · #3 03/25/11, 09:00 AM

I'm sure others will answer. Some have made feeding goats into a science. I'm still experimenting.

Slugmar · #4 03/25/11, 09:01 AM

There all either fullblood boer or boer nubien mix.

6e · #5 03/25/11, 09:05 AM

Oh. Well that makes a little bit of difference. For Boers, I would suspect you would want to get away from grain if you can. When we ran Boers we just used a co-op creep feed mix that was a mix of corn, oats and protein pellets. But the more grain you pour into them, the more it lowers your profit margin when you get ready to sell them. I'm sure others will have more suggestions.

Slugmar · #6 03/25/11, 09:11 AM

I can get the screenings for .7 cents a lb, I think the screenings on blackeyed peas is around .10 cents a lb and I dont know how much boss is a lb. Right now they have all the hay they can eat on 40 acres.

I'm kind of thinking this mixture to get the weathers to market weight faster also

6e · #7 03/25/11, 10:06 AM

OK. Yeah, that's what we used the coop creep mix for. I never could get the goats to eat powder.

Slugmar · #8 03/25/11, 10:45 AM

yeah this isnt the powder this is the stuff they didnt process or fell out so its whole kernals that the part im liking about it, espically if I can find some legumes like black eye peas and mix with it to bring there protien down some and maybe mix some boss with it to help out in other areas.

I can also get the processed grain from the brewery wonder if I would have a bunch of drunk goats on my hand at that point.

Alice In TX/MO · #9 03/25/11, 10:52 AM

Make sure it's not moldy or spoiled or you will have dead goats.

Slugmar · #10 03/25/11, 11:23 AM

They use it for human consumption so its pretty good stuff that away.