good treats for male goats

eclipchic · #1 03/24/12, 11:20 PM

What are good treats? Veggies and fruits? How about BOSS, can they have that or is it a grain?

CaliannG · #2 03/25/12, 12:06 AM

They can have BOSS.

They can even have grain or grain products, such as bread, for treats. They will not explode if given grain.

The deal is not to give it to them REGULARLY, as a constant imbalance between their phos.:calcium intake will cause urinary calculi.

But they can have it as a treat once in a while.

Alice In TX/MO · #3 03/25/12, 03:21 AM

Mine like peanut butter crackers.

Ranger · #4 03/25/12, 05:23 AM

Mine like anything that doesn't eat them first.

Minelson · #5 03/25/12, 05:29 AM

Animal crackers, raisins, tortilla chips

Backfourty,MI. · #6 03/25/12, 06:35 AM

Mine Love animal crackers & apple slices are their favorites.

eclipchic · #7 03/25/12, 08:06 AM

cool...yeah, I wasn't sure what they could have because of the whole UC thing. I want to make sure this little buck is sweet so when he's big he's easier to handle. He's not bad at all now

Sherry in Iowa · #8 03/25/12, 08:48 AM

My boys love oatmeal..lol..not cooked.

bee · #9 03/25/12, 08:51 AM

store bought raisin bread or animal crackers...

Backfourty,MI. · #10 03/25/12, 09:00 AM

Treats shouldn't affect UC really because they are just treats, don't let them make a meal of them.
When I give crackers or cut up an apple for my 2 bucks, I split an apple or 5 or 6 animal crackers.

CarolT · #11 03/25/12, 10:04 AM

Make sure he keeps a respect for your space. I petted my bottle buckling and realized I didn't pay enough attention to respect until he got too pushy. He's much better now, but almost wound up in sausage. It didn't help that DH let him play push-me-pull-you with him after I'd told him that wasn't the thing to do

eclipchic · #12 03/25/12, 11:01 AM

I'll certainly make a note of it. I might even smell "nice" to him being pregnant and all