Where I live there are not that many people milking goats so when I asked for a dairy goat ration at the feed store, they were stumped.  First they sold me something called "The Intimidator."  It is a show goat ration for meat goats.  It is also medicated so it would not work.  After all, I don't think I need medication for coccidiosis prevention.  At least I hope not.  So I ended up with Purina Goat Chow.  Did you know Purina makes a chow for every animal imaginable?  How about Deer Chow, Wild Game Bird Chow?  You get the idea.  The goat chow has worked very well for my milk goats.  I also add a few supplements and have noticed improved milk flavor as well as quanitity of milk.  So here is what my milk goat gets in her bowl at milking time.

2 scoops of goat chow
1/2 cup of calf manna
1/4 scoop black oil sunflower seeds
1/2 scoop beet pulp shreds (to make sweeter milk)
a little alfalfa hay or pellets

Currently, Zoe is giving me a little over a gallon of milk a day.


Blessings,
Mrs. P

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