Natural Goat

 

 

We feed all of our chickens, goats and dogs natural feeds, free of any hormones and animal by products. For those interested, or just starting out, this is what we currently feed:

 

 

Our laying chickens get a daily ration of an all natural chicken feed made by Kalmbach Feeds.  The Kalmbach Feeds dealer for my area is Farmer's Exchange in Waynesburg, Ohio. Occasionally scratch grains are also provided. Fresh water is always available and is heated in the winter time.

 

Our adult goats get a custom mix ration developed with Farmer's Exchange of Waynesburg. This 14% protein ration consists of locally grown corn, oats, soybeans, sunflower seeds, molasses and diatameaceuos earth. Our baby goats (my they grow up fast!) get a ration developed by High Noon feeds called Billy The Kid Perfect Start, which also sold by Farmer's Exchange of Waynesburg  In addition to fresh water, high quality locally grown hay and forages are provides as well as 6 acres of pasture fields.  We supplement the feed with an All Range Mineral block and Milk Plus. We have discovered that even though the Milk Plus is geared towards equine, it can be used for Goats and Poultry as well as other livestock animals, even good for our sheep! The Milk Plus is about half the cost of Manna Pro's Calf Manna but has a higher protein content than the Calf Manna. In the wintertime, heated water is provided to our goats.

 

Our beagles and Large Guard Dogs (LGD) get fed twice daily a ration of Loyall Active Adult Dog food. We get this from Straight A's Ranch Supply. This food was selected because it contians no corn (a common filler used in "normal" dog foods that dogs cannot digest), contains natural sources of glucosamine, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids and vitamin E. Fresh water is always available and for the LGDs, it is heated in the winter time.

 

Be sure to read the link to an article from the March/April issue of Dairy Goat Journal on Natural Medicine, which can be found under our "links of interest" page. Within this article, an extensive  discussion on Apple Cider Vinegar is found to be most intriguing!