A Mini Nubian is a cross between a Nigerian Dwarf and a Nubian.




While your scanning the internet for information regarding goat husbandry
remember this:  What works for one may not work for another!  Each farm or  has
different pasture for grazing with a completely different variety of plants.  Some
may have more protein or legumes in their pastures, less or more minerals,  and
to apply the same grain mix as what you read from somewhere else might cause
scoots.  Always bear in mind that ANY changes to your goats diets must be done
very, very slowly, if something doesn't agree with them, than you will see the
results almost immediately in their bowel movements. Getting the right diet for
your goat takes a bit of time and is not necessarily going to be the same amount
or blend as what others give their goats.

I have heard  that there is now a mold that gets into Black oil Sunflower seed.  It is
almost undetectable and can kill your goat.  Black oil Sunflower seeds or BOSS
for short is an important part of your goats diet because the oil is excellent for
their coats.  To combat this, when I soak their grains I add 4 or 5 drops of 35%
food grade hydrogen peroxide into the soak water, (per 1 gallon of water).  I also
use a few drops in my wash bucket to use on their teats, inside of their legs and
bellies,  before and after milking.  I have found that this is an excellent way to
deter bacteria and spores.


FEEDING GOATS AT THE FARM

If you drink their milk,  what you feed  is crucial to the taste of your milk!
My basic mix for the goats here is::
15 c. Whole Oats
2 1/2 c. Black Oil Sunflower Seeds
3/4 c. green lentils OR
1 c. Field Peas

I soak this in a doubled bucket, ( 2 identical buckets, one with holes drilled in the
bottom that sits inside the other bucket, allowing me to soak and be able to drain
and rinse by just removing the inside bucket and setting it  into a large sink),  the
night before with 5 drops of food grade hydrogen peroxide and than drain and
rinse in the morning with filtered water.
They are provided free choice good leafy alfalfa throughout the day.

I have one goat that has a touchy digestive system.  She gets dried barley/whole
oat mix with her soaked grain and it keeps her poops perfect!

To the tops of my buckets I add  mineral requirements for each goat.
Large Girls require 1 tsp. Dolomite daily
1 tsp. kelp daily
1 tsp. sulfer daily
1/7 tsp. per day of copper sulfate
I cut the above mineral doses in half for the Mini's

Bucks get all of the above except Dolomite

Bucks have a tendency to get urinary calculi.  
To combat this, I sprinkle 1/8 tbsp. of organic apple cider
vinegar on their food in the mornings only.


On top of everyone's grain I sprinkle dried molasses and the girls get 1 tbsp of
vinegar every Friday morning.
Milkers get a handful of dried beet pulp on top of their rations,  as an extra boost
of high protein.

Everyone gets free choice mineral blend, goat specific.
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