Rachel's Reasoning - Free Goat Food... FREE!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Free Goat Food... FREE!

With all the fall weather, the leaves from the trees have been falling like crazy. The colours are red, yellow, and some are still green. We even found some purple ones. Well, I thought of how many leaves were falling, and that the goats love maple leaves. The majority of our trees are maple.

So, what do you do with all those leaves after the Littles are done with the leaf-piles and jumping in them? Take them to your goats! If you have horses, they can have them too, just not the all-year

round red maple leaves. The goats love munching on the still green leaves, as well as the coloured ones.

Eric and I raked up tons of leaves from the front yard today and took them in piles on tarps to the barn. Now we have a giant pile of leaves in the barn where we store the hay. It's free food for them, and it cuts down on the amount of hay we give them each day. PLUS, they think it's a treat! Leaves are great if you have a garden. Just take all of your left-over leaves and spread them around all over. They are a great compost addition too, as well as your left-over vegetable and fruit cores.

Before I was giving the goats some of the long grass that is in the back field. But

now that we have that, I am just giving them that. Maybe if it's not too cold out, I'll go and gather a bunch of the grass and put it somewhere to dry, and then store it with the hay. If you have a big field and your grass is long, then go out there and get it while you can. We were using a weed-wacker for a while, when the weather was warmer. Just thought I would give you some ideas for the stuff around your homestead. :)

Mom talked to my Great-Grandma Walters yesterday, and she said, "I'm 81-years-old, and I just learned something new - I never knew goats liked to eat leaves." Isn't that neat? It just goes to show that no matter your age, you can learn something new each day. :)

Happily Homesteading,

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

I hope you have enjoyed reading the thoughts and happenings of a fourteen-year-old girl from the country. “You can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens you!” Philippians 4:13

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Saturday, November 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by haflinger

Our goats and love the leaves we bagged up several and put it in the hay.. So when old man winter is blowing this will be a good treat..
And we also use the leaves in our garden.
Blessings Sister Brenda

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Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Those are some really pretty pictures.

My goats just loves to eat leafs too.

Dora Renee' Wilkerson

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