Nowadays it’s strange to even think that, milking the goats was once never one of the daily activities on the homestead. We have surely come a long way when it comes to raising goats. From building the diy goat two storey goat house, to the diy goat play hive, the diy pallet goat milking stand and even the diy goat feeding stand. Since we have now erected most of the required structures, we are now turning our focus to the supplementary stuff such as this homemade dairy goat feed recipe.
I must confess though, I haven’t really done extensive research on homemade goat feeds. Maybe it’s because the few that I have discovered so far, have worked well for both our goats and us. You essentially only need four ingredients to make this feed today, feel free to double or triple the quantities as required. We usually just make enough to fill the bucket and that tends to be enough for a few days. Every few weeks or so, the goats are fed the ‘overnight soaked feed’ version.
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Here’s What You’ll Need:
- oats
- barley
- black oil sunflower seeds
- cracked corn
- apple cider vinegar (optional)
- water (optional)
- 5 gallon plastic bucket
As already stated the recipe is a very simple one which involves mixing together all of the ingredients. The optional ingredients are added to the bucket when you are making feed that you leave to soak overnight. She feeds the milking does twice a day up to 3 lbs of feed per day, with extra sunflower seeds. The other goats are also fed twice daily up to 1 lbs of this homemade feed. Go ahead and experiment with your own goats, they’ll love you for it! 🙂
You can get the full recipe & instructions on the Live Life Home School blog, here…
Homemade Dairy
Goat Feed Recipe
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