Feeding a little of everything

[monicamarie83]

Hello! I have a flock of everything, chickens, geese, ducks, guineas.... and goats.... what's the best feeding to feed everyone so im not buying 3 different things, my biggest dilemma is the goats, they are little pigs and spoiled so they think they have to eat feed all day everyday even though they have a quarter acre of green Buffet and hay. I have read up here that all flock feed to feed all of my poultry but can the goats eat that too? Any and all advice is welcomes thank you in advance!

 

[nuthatched]

All flock for your birds, goat feed for goats. They have completely different nutritional needs and need separate feed.

 

[Jener8or]

I don't think you'll find a feed that will provide balanced nutrition for both goats and poultry due to their specific nutritional requirements. If you are feeding one the other ones' food, they will be prone to deficiencies or toxicities.

If you are only looking to purchase one type of bagged feed, I would get an all flock feed with oyster shell on the side for your birds and just feed hay to your goats. They don't necessarily need anything else besides high quality hay and minerals. You can gradually start supplementing with grain (all stock or a goat-specific feed) during lactation if they are needing extra nutrition during those times.

 

[Folly's place]

Young growing goats do need something more than hay, but as already mentioned, goats and chickens of any age need different feeds!!!
Mary

 

[nuthatched]

I don't think you'll find a feed that will provide balanced nutrition for both goats and poultry due to their specific nutritional requirements. If you are feeding one the other ones' food, they will be prone to deficiencies or toxicities.

If you are only looking to purchase one type of bagged feed, I would get an all flock feed with oyster shell on the side for your birds and just feed hay to your goats. They don't necessarily need anything else besides high quality hay and minerals. You can gradually start supplementing with grain (all stock or a goat-specific feed) during lactation if they are needing extra nutrition during those times.

Goats do need supplemental pellets during a few points of their lives such as growing.

 

[Penpal]

While I kept the chicken house in the pasture behind the electric fence (3 and 4 wire) I fed them outside of the pasture so the sheep couldn't eat it.