If you are raising goats alongside chickens or other homestead animals, you may wonder if it is okay to leave the animals’ various foodstuffs out and accessible to all. Bottom line: do not let your goats eat chicken feed. Goats cannot have chicken feed because it can result in severe bloating, diarrhea, and other serious …
Goats are one of the best hobby farm or homestead animals because they thrive on roughage and extra fibrous plant matter that other livestock or four legged friends such as cows and sheep may not eat. Goats also enjoy common garden greens, including peas. Yes, your goats can eat peas safely. Peas and the pea …
Gourds are a unique group of fruits from the Cucurbitaceae (cucurbit) plant family that are native to the Americas and fruit in the fall. They grow on vining plants and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. All gourds contain a hard shell that protects the soft, dried pulp and seeds of the gourd …
Here’s a question on which you may receive a broad spectrum of answers.How Old Do Goats Have To Be To Breed? You will likely read and hear answers ranging from 4 months old to 12 months old.And that may be a bit confusing for you. Our best answer comes from the Penn State University extension …
Tending to your homestead or pet goats can be fun, especially if you bond with them by offering them tasty, nutritious fruit treats. But you may wonder which fruits can goats eat? Can goats have kiwi fruit? Or is this tropical, watery fruit unsafe for your herd? Yes, goats can eat kiwi, the nontoxic fruit …
