Mixing grain for Dairy Goats

Goatlover · #1 12/28/04, 06:35 PM

Hi,
A nearby feed & seed can custom-mix feeds. Does anyone have any suggestions or recipes for a good grain mix for dairy goats?
Diana

Milking Mom · #2 12/28/04, 06:51 PM

Dorinda has hers mixed, but I do not know her "recipe". Maybe you could email her. If you want her address pm me.

boren · #3 12/28/04, 06:53 PM

The first column is the lbs for 2000lbs mix, the second number for 400lbs mix, it comes out to ~13% protein. I know Vicky doesn't like molasses. Next time I think I'm going to eliminate the soy bean meal since I have good hay, it drop the protein back to 11%.

Cracked Corn 450 90
Whole Soft Wheat 300 60
Soybean Meal (50% protein) 100 20
Whole Oats 850 170
Black Oil Sun Flower 150 30
Livestock-grade molasses 125 25
Diamond V yeast culture 25 5

Al. Countryboy · #4 12/28/04, 07:07 PM

Hi Goatlover, There is a post just a couple days ago by JKD about a good grain mix. There were some good posts on how different ones feed. This might help.

Goatlover · #5 12/28/04, 07:48 PM

Hi Boren, and Thanks

Hello Country Boy, I must have missed that post before.
Thanks,
Diana