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how much lespedeza...

Posted by Dee on July 24, 2014 at 1:52pm in Health

So I have started feeding my girls lespedeza as a preventative measure, and it's just another part of their daily ration currently.  I was wondering if there is a minimum amount they have to ingest to be beneficial?  Can I feed it with their alfalfa/timothy/etc or do they have to eat it only to have positive results - any thoughts?  Thanks.

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  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle June 9, 2015 at 12:52pm

    Here is another article on lespedeza:

    http://www.wormx.info/#!wisemans/c1pkl

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle August 2, 2014 at 9:09am

    You can buy lespedeza pellets (similar idea as alfalfa pellets) online. The shipping is really expensive though.

    Chaverah Farm said:

    How does someone in Montana get Lespedeza? :)
  • Kare August 2, 2014 at 8:59am
    How does someone in Montana get Lespedeza? :)
  • Jackie K July 27, 2014 at 9:40am

    http://www.extension.org/pages/19420/goat-pastures-sericea-lespedez...

  • Dee July 25, 2014 at 6:38pm

    Thank you so much for the clarification!!

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle July 24, 2014 at 10:54pm
    Only the sericea lespedeza has been studied.
  • Dee July 24, 2014 at 9:49pm

    After posting my comment, I found different varieties online - native to US and foreign.. does it matter which strain it is?  I would hate to invest in something that doesn't work just because I can find it in bulk.

    Not to mention I would prefer to buy American if I could find seed in bulk!!  Just haven't found any yet..

  • Dee July 24, 2014 at 9:26pm

    Thanks for the info, I guess I will continue what I'm doing since I will only have it as long as Countryside Organics has it in stock.. is there any way to access seed to grow your own?  I'm going to start doing barley fodder and was thinking maybe that would be a good possibility if it's accessible.  Would it have the same benefits as a sprout?

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle July 24, 2014 at 6:58pm
    There is no minimum requirement currently available. The research simply shows that the more lespedeza they eat, the fewer parasite problems they have. If they have a diet of almost exclusively eating lespedeza,they have almost zero parasite problems, and the problems start to increase as the amount of lespedeza in the diet decreases.
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