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ThisOleMiss · 09-21-2003, 04:17 PM

Sweet feed can cause colic in younger goats if they are not introduced to it slowly. I feed six scoops of grain mixed 1 scoop sweet feed, three alfala, and 2 oats. They love the stuff.

You have to be careful when weaning kids from milk to solid nibbles by intoducing each new food slowly or it will upset the balance of their rumin, which is basically goat digestive juice. There is a supplement available to help get the goats adjust to the diffeferance in feed without giving them tummy trouble.

09-21-2003, 04:17 PM	#22
ThisOleMiss Resident President Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Very, very, rural Mississippi Posts: 83	Sweet feed can cause colic in younger goats if they are not introduced to it slowly. I feed six scoops of grain mixed 1 scoop sweet feed, three alfala, and 2 oats. They love the stuff. You have to be careful when weaning kids from milk to solid nibbles by intoducing each new food slowly or it will upset the balance of their rumin, which is basically goat digestive juice. There is a supplement available to help get the goats adjust to the diffeferance in feed without giving them tummy trouble. __________________ Why kill them when you can make them live and suffer?