I'm picking up my first goats next week, 3 bucks born and raised together (they're only 4 months old now so I'm not worried about them getting along) but I am wondering what would be the best feed to get for them? I live in rural northeast Ontario and may not have as many options as most others.
I do know about them needing low protein, I want to avoid any problems with urinary calculi but I don't know that much about hay and the different types of hay available.
Any suggestions?
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Alfalfa and peanut hay are the two that I know are higher in protein. Both are legumes. If you stick with a grass hay, you should be fine. I don't know the names of grass hays in your area, but basically they look like grass and don't have leaves like the legume hays.
Bio-Ag is a great resource for minerals & supplements, available in an organic form for only a few dollars more. Here is the link to their site http://bio-ag.com/livestock/goats/