He has some very nice things, you will enjoy his boiled puddings seriesI am going to have to start watching that guy.
I love his stuff! My kind of food! (Which is funny, I have almost no Brit in me.I think I like it so much because it is so old fashioned and full of fat!!
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But ya HAVE to have 2, they aren't happy alone.
Also...when they are not in milk, they need almost zero feed. My 3 roam about during the day browsing on stuff. They have learned where the home turf is, so they no longer wander off.
The 2 not in milk are FAT. They have access to some hay at night, but they eat close to zero of it.
I would maybe have them wormed right now... so their worm load is at the lowest before they come to your place.
Only other thing I can think of.... you will need a pair of hoof trimmers, and/or a rasp and a pick. Unless you have loads of rocks? I need to trim my girls at least once a month (zero rocks), my sister NEVER trims her goats (a thousand rocks ).
Mine do have a double feeder with baking soda in one half and loose goat minerals in the other half. .... but I think the male goats are NOT supposed to have baking soda? ????
Mine also need copper pills at least twice a year, and selenium and E every month, and at times D. But that is because Alaska has close to zero minerals in the soil. ....and zero sun all winter.My sister in Texas doesn't have to supplement. Her place has lots of sun, and lots of nutritious plants.
OK.... that is all of the "extra money items" that I can think of that you might need.
If you have the time and space. ... you can harvest, dry, and store whatever good brush you have in your area to feed them during your winter. We did that last year, and gathered lots. We also took home all of the smashed pumpkins from the pumpkin smash. We used that as feed for maybe 2 months before we ran out.
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Its terrible.
