Only milkers need alfalfa and does at the end of pregnancy. Any other suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. Wethers should only have grass hays, such as the timothy that you’re feeding. You can email me a photo of her at deborah@thriftyhomesteader.com if you want me to take a look. She is not a milking doe. They only came out a couple of weeks ago. Just realized I should have included that in the article! You don’t usually see that in bucks until they’re a year old or more when they are really mostly done growing. Since they have access to alfalfa hay morning and night would I need to be concerned with introducing the pellets to their diets? Hi! SO MUCH. Alfalfa hay, pellets, blocks and silage are all very high in natural calcium content. They also do not need sweet feed, so when you say “as a treat,” I hope you only mean a handful a couple of times a week. We started using alfalfa pellets years ago when we had goats that could finish all their grain faster than we could milk them. I like to keep things as close to natural as possible, which means feeding baled hay. I’ve been doing a TON of research but there are so many different things that are said. The buck has been eating about 1-1/2 cups of goat chow with grass/alfalfa hay. We feed them goat chow pellets and alfalfa/hay mix. The most commonly asked question we get is, “Do I need to soak my horse’s pellets or cubes?”. How much should I feed my goats? Success! But they have pastures to browse in. But he gets hay 3 times a day and feed twice. I don’t feed goats, but I raise a lot of cattle. Are you discontinuing it?? Since not all my does liked the pellets and they were rather large I switched to Chaffhaye a few months ago. Kids that are fast growing can use all of that protein and calcium, but dry adult does can wind up overweight if you feed them alfalfa. I’ve been feeding alfalfa pellets to my Nigerians for the past three years. I’ve been giving them a small amount if mixed grain to lure them. We have fed alfalfa pellets for a year and no hay. I am from Tx and Oklahoma and we grew lots of alfalfa there. If not, what else would i need to add to sustain healthy growing babies without grain/sweet feed? This is what their previous owners fed them, and they don’t want to seem to eat any other type of food. I would love to try a bag of this. I asked my vet and she said they look fine, but like most vets, goats aren’t her specialty. If the reason is dried out brown hay, then improve the hay. They were fat and lethargic, and hardly moved around at all. I have actually been looking for a recipe to make some type of cake/biscuit out of the powdered pellets so that there is no waste. feeding my bucks nothing but alfalfa their whole lives. Hay Cubes. But, there is a lot to choosing the right application for your horse, and storage is just one consideration. They seem to be a healthy weight and playful, but I was wondering if a solely alfalfa pellet diet is bad for them? Years ago we had rabbits and fed them alfalfa pellets. Alfalfa pellets are commonly available, as are timothy pellets, orchard grass pellets, etc. You can sift out the “fines” and add them into their grain mix especially if it has a high molasses content. My two does are in milk, plus I have a doeling and a wether, coming up on 8 months old. There is too much calcium, which can bind with zinc and cause a zinc deficiency. Please do NOT use a heat lamp, as it is the #1 cause of barn fires, plus healthy adult goats do NOT need added heat. Alfalfa hay … As we tried to figure out what to do about her piggish ways, we came to the conclusion that if Goatee could have all the alfalfa hay she wanted, perhaps the rabbit pellets would be fine too… so we started buying a bag for the rabbits and one for the goat too! Take it slow when it's first introduced and keep a bloat block and/or baking soda out for them. If you buy some grass hay pellets, you can mix that with the grain to get them transitioned over and then use that as a treat for them. Now I’m worrying. You wouldn’t eat Rolaids with every meal, so your goats do not need to consume baking soda unless they have an upset rumen. Keep in mind that wethers are VERY easy keepers, and people kill them with kindness a lot. Or something else? They pick them out first because they live them. They do not spray alfalfa with an herbicide, but they do spray the field itself before planting. They are totally reliant on the bacteria in their rumen for proper digestion to take place. Since we live in Hawaii it’s pretty much impossible to get hay (we can grow it, just can’t ever dry it!) We take ours our daily for browse of blackberries, willow -- milkers fed alfalfa hay with a flake of grass hay. Around here they also cost more then good quality goat feed. I also read to give a copper supplement a few times a year. For whatever reasons you are feeding them grains, the alfalfa pellets is not going to replace that. Cubes are made for horses and cattle, and because the hay has not been completely pulverized, it does require more chewing than pellets do. That is a great idea to use them with the goats! Yes, the organic pellets came out a couple of weeks ago. The chemical composition of these different forms is not different, when converted to a dry matter basis. If you are not going to breed them, then you should probably cut back on the alfalfa in the next few months. So I went to the feed store to get a bag of alfalfa pellets ($8.50 for 50#). (I know any animal can have that happen but ). Hopefully your doeling is at least 2/3 of her adult weight if she was bred. If you have goats or sheep, the pellets are better. I don’t know how old the does are, but if they are still growing, that’s why you haven’t had a problem yet. Si.ce the first of the year we have gotten 9 goats 2 of which are in milk. I think he had worms this late winter but I was slow in figuring it out. I have a farmer that does a “mix” but unsure if it satisfying them as they want to eat non stop! We have just started adding pellets as a supplement to orchard grass hay and browse. I also found that IBC containers make a quick shelter for goats, and old used car tires on my metal gates saved the day f rom a 275 to 300lb, male goat battering down a bull gate. And some goats are grain hogs. She leaves wads of chewed hay sometimes in her water bucket but I find wads of hay always on the barn floor. mature goat. But they don’t need alfalfa in their daily diet. He gets 1 cup twice a day — nothing else. Wonder no more thanks for the the info! I didn’t say that the post says alfalfa causes UC. I feed my goats once a day. So, if you only fed them pellets, which are pulverized hay, … But Standlee does have organic alfalfa available for those who prefer to use that. Grain can also cause urinary calculi (stones), and they don’t need it. Since its alfalfa hay that is needed for the goats, could I use alfalfa cubes (horse kind) for the goats in lieu of hay? I only have two Nigerian dwarf goats. However, a very small percentage (like single digits percentage) of does that may come into heat once or twice even if they’re bred. The rabbits and the goats like it. Last time I checked, Chaffhaye only came in alfalfa. My goats do really well on it. If someone can tell me what I’m doing right, and wrong in regards to their feeding that would be really appreciated. We feed grass hay to our goats and I was going to start giving them alfalfa pellets but I see that is not a good think unless they are in milk. Goats are unable to sort out leaves from the stems, resulting in little to no waste. They do NOT need alfalfa, and in fact, feeding alfalfa to a wether and a dry doe could cause zinc deficiency because it has too much calcium in it, which can bind with the zinc, making it unavailable. We would leave the split door bottom open or could just close it without locking it so they push it open to get out if they want. Would you recommend alfalfa pellets or Timothy and how much per day? I read in a garden forum that alfalfa is never treated with Grazon like hay is, do you know if that is true? and my goats loved the pellets, and in fact milk production increased. First off let me just say that I love your blog. What about grain, I was told they really don’t need it since they have hay and access to a pasture. I feel they look so much better when I mix it with their grain. Dams birthing was quick and clean babes were up and running within minutes- the buckling was liiking to nurse within minutes and quite vocal about it the doeling took a few minutes more. McKenzie Eidem 36,044 views. Alfalfa pellets are fine. Horses and pigs have a single stomach, so none of the above info applies to them. I have been interested in trying alfalfa pellets but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Thrifty Homesteader is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. If, for any reason, we need to close them up early, we ring the bell and the herd comes running. I have 12 does and they’re just pets. So I decided to give them free choice alfalfa pellets along with the weeds and grass found in their pen. There is little natural food for our goats to browse on in the summer. Would appreciate it very much would benefit from something healthy to occupy their time as they get used to the notion of milking too. Probably. Currently using organic alfalfa pellets milled locally… mixing with my milking doe’s grain and then feeding free choice overnight. It’s a wooden shed with shavings in it. Alfalfa pellets, cubes, and hay provide the same essential nutrients per pound. They can easily reinfect themselves if they stay on a pasture too long. We have been convinced for some time that grain is bad for our goats, and do not intentionally feed any. I use the pellets to help my daughters ageing mare keep weight on. Right now they are getting about a cup a day each of alfalfa pellets with hay twice a day. If I give them more than that, they get full and walk away before they are completely finished. I’m so bummed about this. Alfalfa Pellets should be fed at ground level and can be sprinkled with water for animals that may have dental issues, feeding disorders or are prone to choke. You can definitely give them as much as you want of timothy hay pellets on a daily basis, so if you feel you need to give them a treat on a daily basis, the grass hay pellets are a good choice. If your animals are on pasture all day long, and you are just giving them something to munch on in the barn, then yes, you can give them pellets instead of hay because they’ve just spent all day eating things that required a lot of chewing. Unsubscribe at any time. Has anyone on here done this before? Our goats are fine down to -20 degrees — yes, 20 below zero Fahrenheit. i would like to try alfalfa pellets or cubes (prefer cubes if possible). Feeding Horses Alfalfa Pellets vs. Cubes - Duration: 2:10. It can cause digestive and respiratory problems, among other things. of Dumor goat feed, and free choice wheat hay (the hay does have the grain heads in it). (West Texas wind) I would like to try cubes to see if they like those. Thanks for sharing your story! I am interested in trying pellets again though and these sound like they would work well seeing as they are a little smaller. A good green grass hay will be fine if you are not breeding your goats. I keep full sized lamanchas (dairy goats) for milk production and we feed a mix of hays... and it's different for pregnant and milk producing does than for the bucks, growing kids and weathers. But alfalfa hay is not the best for all animals. Pellets are easy to feed and easy to measure the correct amount to be fed. It’s pretty unusual for a doe that age to be overweight, as they are usually able to utilize all of their calories by growing. Ive done this for years. Interesting read I will have to check them out. Most horse owners know the benefits of feeding alfalfa hay, but with limited room, pellets and cubes are great options. 03.12.2019 by thriftyhomesteader // 53 Comments. I’ve heard they can help with the flavor, color, and texture of their yolks. Free choice? So, if your goats are not on pasture, you need to provide them with some type of hay, in addition to the alfalfa pellets. I’ll be sharing this as a resource when people ask me about pellets. We have a neighbor that offered to sell us alfalfa hay a while back and the goats love it. You’re point about zinc solidifies my point…..everything has to be in balance. At least not alfalfa hay. Yes, the Standlee, Alfalfa pellets are the best I have tried. I mix mine with steamed oats and sweet feed. I’m so confused and I know I must be overthinking feeding my goats. Thanks again! Im in NW Tennessee and the heat here will ruin a bag in 3 days. They may take time to get used to new stuff but mine even eat pumpkin now. Hopefully the organic will become more popular, and more stores will start to carry it. You could try a bag and see how it compares. If it was one day that you saw him mounting her, and she wouldn’t stand, it’s possible she was in standing heat a couple of hours earlier or later then when you were out there, so she is probably not pregnant. Unfortunately, not all regions have access to alfalfa hay. The main difference between the two is the horse’s chew time when eating them. Alfalfa is not only suitable for consumption by goats, it is also good for other ruminants, such as goats, cattle, camels, etc. Thank you for any help you can suggest. My goats love chaffhaye but in the summer it seems to go bad before we can get through a bag. If you have meat goats, it may not a problem to go grain free. If I nurtured our goat. How much alfalfa pellets do you feed to your does? Hay can come in concentrate form, i.e. I only start grain after my gal delivered. alfalfa pellets vs. hay (again) Discussion in 'Goats' started by hoofinitnorth, Dec 17, 2007. A grass hay pellet would be fine though. So now I’d love to try some out for our girls please! Where do you purchase your organic alfalfa pellets? They are not producing sperm or babies or milk, so they don’t need anything more than a good grass hay, pasture, and free choice minerals. They won’t need that a few months down the road when their growth slows down — and it can become detrimental for them and cause problems. It is meant to prevent coccidia in times of stress (such as weaning) when kids are most likely to wind up with coccidiosis. He is not a good drinker either. Since its alfalfa hay that is needed for the goats, could I use alfalfa cubes (horse kind) for the goats in lieu of hay? Should I be supplementing them with hay? Not a good choice. Pellets are easy to feed and easy to measure the correct amount to be fed. They can’t use a hay feeder, so you have to feed hay on the ground, and a good bit of it gets scattered everywhere and wasted. Good posts by all. Too much calcium can lead to zinc deficiency. Nothing is ever engraved in stone, but most normal, healthy goats have done the majority of their really fast growing by the time they are six months old so they don’t need the extra protein in a grower feed or the calcium in alfalfa. About 51% of these are feed processing machines, 28% are hay. I'm able to free choice alfalfa … My goats (and I !) Thanks for clearing up the info about CA to P ratio. Have you ever found yourself at a feed store looking at pellets or cubes but didn’t purchase them because you were unsure of how to feed them, so back to the alfalfa bale you went? I have given flakes of alfalfa and Chaffhaye since day one with my goats, but have heard mixed reviews on the alfalfa pellets. but your statement that bucks can’t have alfalfa is completely incorrect. Maybe you mean neuter? No more yeasty bales. Wethers only need a good quality grass hay and whatever they can get from the pasture. Along with Standlee alfalfa pellets, black sunflower seeds and Standlee compressed alfalfa and orchard grass baled hay free choice. If it’s all you can get, it can work, but pellets would be easier. I will keep this post in mind on the off-chance that I am unable to get them from the mill. Your email address will not be published. I feed coastal grass, triticale and alfalfa hay. Or how many lbs per doe a day?Right now I go through 4 bales a month(& there is some waste). Loose rather than block? DonnaBelle . I can’t find hay anywhere. I feed Alfalfa pellets to my Steer to help fill him faster. This size of pellet makes it easy for goats of all breeds and ages to masticate the pellets. It is also very high in calcium, which is great for milk production. They keep the weight on great throuh rut seaon and stay trim and active in summer months! Alfalfa has a 15:1 calcium to phosphorus ratio, which makes it a perfect complement to grain, which is high in phosphorus. The only milk we consume for months is from our herd so I strive to make their diet as wholesome as possible! I have 3 acres and the grass is waste high but starting to turn brown. Sometimes my hay supply is not that good. Can alfalfa pellets or cubes totally replace hay? In the title photo, I have the regular alfalfa pellets on the left, which are 1/4 inch, and the organic pellets are on the right, which are 5/32 inch in diameter. It’s not any different than alfalfa hay when it comes to feeding. The other lady with the 9 weeker said she is only feeding hers hay and loose minerals. When I fed hay only, we went through TONS of it. When an alfalfa crop is properly cared for, baled, and stored, the high leaf to stem ratio can provide a very high quality forage product. Breaking into the hen house is not beneath their dignity. I would love very much to try a bag of pellets. Contains pure alfalfa and are a high-fibre source for horses, ponies and other animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats and camelids. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/7-tips-for-keeping-bucks-healthy/. You could mix in a little grain to get them more interested. Here is more on that topic — https://thriftyhomesteader.com/what-do-goats-eat-it-depends/, Oops my website is BrightLightsSolar.com and my email is transportablesolar@gmail.com. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/zinc-deficiency-goats/, I would love to try the alfalfa cubes on my gelding. Goats are unable to sort out leaves from the stems, resulting in little to no waste. So, all of that to ask if you think I should switch to Timothy pellets? I had always hauled and stacked my own hay, and sold a lot also. I also give them the sweet feed from time to time as a treat. Alfalfa pellets are fine now, but again, once the mama is not nursing, she doesn’t need alfalfa at all, and the kids don’t need it either after about six months. I add alfalfa pellets to grain to keep my does occupied longer on the milk stand. Not fun for any of us but he’s done well for several years. Orchard grass hay pellets are also acceptable. They absolutely seem to love it. My babies get introduce to alfalfa pellets at about 2 weeks old (a snack during night time separation from mom), they work up from a handful of pellets with no grain to about 1 1/2 cups pellets with 2 cups grain and stay with that till freshening. If you want to get really thrifty, soak the pellets. In 15 years of feeding burmuda grass hay and alfalfa pellets alone to my bucks and wethers, I never had a case of stones. We kept them going all through a cold winter on alfalfa pellets, hay and occasional goat minerals. I have checked the Tractor Supply stores around where all of my scattered relatives live, and no luck anywhere (PA and MD). We’ve fed them to sheep before. I had them fixed and they are my pets. Over the Labor day weekend I got a baby potbelly pig. Will he eventually get used to it? My goats go through about a bale/a week, if that. My doeling and wether only get grain when they’re getting their feet done or getting shots, etc. Good to hear some good reviews on them. Should I feed them alfalfa, timothy or whatever type is better. So you can probably still offer the hay, they won't go through it near as fast. Everyone talks about how goats waste hay, but pigs are even worse. It will change as they get older, and this covers all ages. The outside will fade to brown over a few months, but when you open the bale, it should be mostly green. I love using alfalfa pellets for my goats, rabbits, pigs, and horse. Is there anything else I should be doing? What can I do? Organic is a BIG plus! I said your statement that bucks (and horses) should not have alfalfa is incorrect. You can’t slow down a goat that eats too fast, but you can make the situation less dangerous for them by mixing in non-grain feeds, such as the crumbs that fall off the bales of alfalfa. So the last batch of alfalfa we got was absolutely crappy. I also have the cubes and just break off thinner pieces for them. I can only order them on their website with a shipping fee that is more than the cost of pellets. I am afraid to not offer the periennial peanut at this time, I tested them recently and they are just below low normal in zinc. Goats should NEVER be given any type of medicated feed for an extended period of time. Milkers need as much alfalfa as possible. Use caution when feeding a hot hay like alfalfa. Every other goat person I knew in my area fed all their goats alfalfa too. Feeding goats Pellets vs hay, or hay and pellets. I live in Maine and would love to try your Alfalfa pellets as im new to this and we have some long winters, I’m looking for better products for my two Nigerian dwarf goats over the season. That is what we give them in the morning. My goats are currently on a feed that has some alfalfa pellets in it. Since they are only pets, their nutritional needs are not as intense as they would be if the does were having kids and milking, so you can get by with hay and pasture that’s slightly less green than you could with milkers. ), hays, and grassy forages are very high in natural phosphorus. In the morning I will be giving them regular timothy hay and for the night, I just purchased an automatic feeder (it’s actually a pond fish feeder, will know shortly how well it works) and planning to have it feed the pellets before it gets dark (around 4 pm) every night as I don’t get home till around 5:30 pm. I would like to supplement with pellets and am trying to figure out where to buy them in my area of Maine. I have seen several of you talk about feeding alfalfa pellets to your goats, and of course, I have a few questions. I give them a goat supplement that’s pellets. I put orchard grass hay and alfalfa hay together in the hay feeder. Will this work for the babies? https://thriftyhomesteader.com/what-do-goats-eat-it-depends/, I have a colt and can’t geld yet he stays in a stall till I get off work to graze but it only like 2 hrs I want something that can help him like all the other horses out in pasture! It would be wonderful to have an organic option like this to keep them from getting restless on the milk stand! I can’t even find organic alfalfa hay in my area, so this definitely fills a void. Maybe silly but I bought a cow bell and trying to train them to come when they hear it. Wethers do not need grain or alfalfa, but if you just give them a little bit as a treat until you’ve used up these bags, they should be fine. Thanks for sharing! Feeding grain to ruminants is a pretty modern idea. Lumnah Acres … Alfalfa is great for pregnant goats. I’m wondering how safe it is to feed the non-organic pellets. It is high in calcium, and too much calcium can cause zinc deficiency. I have never heard of medicated alfalfa pellets, but there is medicated goat feed (grain) that comes in pellet form. Now check your email to confirm your subscription. It would def help me to stretch out my hay as much as possible sometimes. Of course, for the first few days they, as if by magick, managed to eat everything except the alfalfa pellets. We also feed alfalfa pellets to our American Guinea Hogs when they don’t have access to fresh pasture. A wether (castrated male) has even lower nutritional needs than an intact buck does, so they would probably wind up with a problem sooner than an intact buck. I have a doe in milk, two growing babies (a doeling and a weather), and one dry doe. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/what-do-goats-eat-it-depends/. I’ll have to see where they are available in my area. Can you explain what you are seeing and what you are doing when you see whatever you are seeing? Neither do dry does. Which will kill the intestinal probiotics in your animals? Even though alfalfa pellets generally cost more than bales of hay, there is zero waste with the pellets. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/what-do-goats-eat-it-depends/ I have not tried the organic as yet. Am I doing this right? Pregnant does are good with at least 50% alfalfa, but more is fine. I gave them to a friend how picked them up. I’m so glad to hear it’s helpful! I’m not sure what you mean about nurturing your goat. Since you don’t need to limit most baled hay, there is not really a limit to how much pellets and cubes you can feed. I also found after 7 years of selective breeding of Genemaster goats, that the pasture, Alfalfa pellets, copper boluses ( I divide the 15gram cap, and give 1/2 into some feed 3 times a year), start a little grain during the middle of gestation period, and up the pellets/grain to about 50/50 last 1&1/2 months, with Sweetlix minerals, and some BOSS. It should be possible! Really small kids may have trouble eating the pellets because they are not small, but they don’t eat much of anything anyway. My goats eats more baking soda in the summer when eating grass and less in the winter on hay. Never feed moldy hay to goats! So they need GREEN grass, leaves, bushes, weeds, etc. I feed the timothy pellets to my bucks because they don’t need all the calcium that’s in alfalfa. other than from TSC. Our goats waste so much alfalfa hay. Goats are misunderstood by many vets. Good to know. I have a wether a buck and a nanny. Is this true? Tractor Supply carries them. Thanks for the tip! Goats are a ruminant meaning that they have four compartments that make up their ‘stomach’ – the reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum. Unfortunately, the organic version is not available anywhere near me, and our local Tractor Supply can’t even order them for me. The high calcium is great support for egg production and great through the winter when there is not as much grass to free range on. They puff up to 3x the size, and it takes the goats longer to eat them. I can try alfalfa cubes, after all, alfalfa is a good feed for ruminants. But they have pastures to browse in. Some people feed or use as supplement the alfalfa pellets because it is more available, cheaper than hay or they switch out grain for pellets so the goats don't complain. Feeding hay pellets, especially to senior horses with few teeth, is a viable option, especially if they are soaked in water first. The higher level of protein and calcium in the Alfalfa is a nice boost as they are growing babies and getting ready to milk. Second I have a couple questions, I haven’t really been able to find any good alfalfa hay suppliers around here so I have been feeding whatever kinds we get in at my work, orchard and to. Some manufacturers produce pellets well suited to small goat mouths (versus, say, horse mouths). I'm heading out later today to pick up some loose minerals. We will be getting two 5 week old and a 9 week old buckling tomorrow. 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