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What Minerals Do Goats Need? A Guide to Minerals and Supplements For Nigerian Dwarf Goats
We had some issues with our nutrition plan when we first started out with goats, and our goats suffered as a result. I’m convinced improving our minerals and supplements made the biggest difference in improving the health of our goats, even more so than the changes we made with our hay and feed. This video covers the free choice minerals we give and the supplements we use. Minerals can be tricky to administer. Supplements can be a pain. But our experience is that they are a necessity.
This is the 4th and final video in a series we did on our feed program. Check our channel for an overview of everything, plus detailed videos on hay and feed.
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Goat Feed for Nigerian Dwarf Goats. What We Feed and Why
Просмотров 51 тыс.3 года назад
Can goats live on pasture and/or hay alone? Our experience is no, and I explain why in this video. This is the 3rd video in a series on our feed program. The first was an overview. The second looked at the types of hay and how to use them. Now we take a look at why goats need grain (goat feed concentrates) and how we feed them here at Novella Farm. Link to video #1 - The 5 Components of Our Fee...
Is My Goat In Labor? Nigerian Dwarf Goat Pregnancy, Labor Signs, and Birth of New Babies
Просмотров 13 тыс.3 года назад
Most of us want to be present when our goats give birth, but how do you know when your goat is in labor? What labor signs do you watch for? This video is a daily chronicle of our goat Dandelion, from the late stage of her pregnancy until she delivers her babies, so that you can see the changes as they occur with her.
What Kind of Hay Is Best for Nigerian Dwarf Goats?
Просмотров 29 тыс.3 года назад
In this video - the 2nd in a series on our feed program - I show the different types of hay we use here at Novella Farm and the benefits of each. There are differences in the amount of protein, calcium, etc. between legume hay (alfalfa, peanut hay) and grass hay (orchard, tiffany, coastal) and this is a closer look at how we take advantage of the benefits of both. Note: This program won’t work ...
What Should I Feed My Goats? The 5 Essentials for Feeding Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Просмотров 43 тыс.3 года назад
What do you feed? This is a common debate among goat breeders. This video is an overview of the 5 components of our feed program for our Nigerian Dwarf herd. Our next few videos will provide a more in-depth discussion of these topics, but this covers the basics of what we do here at Novella Farm. I’m not a vet or animal nutritionist (and I’m not playing one on TV), but we consulted both in figu...
Welcome To Novella Farm
Просмотров 7283 года назад
We are a small farm in Orlando, Florida dedicated to raising top quality Nigerian Dwarf goats. We've been the beneficiary of helpful input from some great mentors and decided to create a few videos to pay it forward and share what we've learned. We aren't experts, but hopefully seeing how we do things will give you some ideas for your farm. Plus, you know, cute goats.

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  • @lisaberchtold2248
    @lisaberchtold2248 22 дня назад

    How do you feed your loose minerals so as not to waste your money. I feel like when I have it available they dont always eat it or tip it over or poop in it.

  • @philclareannberchtold3839
    @philclareannberchtold3839 22 дня назад

    Awesome video! We are waiting for 2 of our goats to give birth in 4 weeks. Thank you so much for the great help!

  • @jenniferjones449
    @jenniferjones449 2 месяца назад

    I have 3 weathered kids and my v et said they should not have any grain or sweet feed,?

    • @chadturnbull
      @chadturnbull 2 месяца назад

      Hay only is the safest bet for preventing stones in wethers. But often, people then feed awful grass hay and water, and the goats die due to malnutrition-related issues or never thrive because they don't get enough to eat. A commercial feed with ammonium chloride plus constanct access to quality grass hay (meaning not alfalfa or peanut hay) is probably the best bet for keeping the goat well nourished and free of stones.

  • @steelarrowY
    @steelarrowY 2 месяца назад

    Very useful info in this video as I am about to have my very first goat in a week!

  • @chrisdog818
    @chrisdog818 2 месяца назад

    I know this video is like guzzling years old but do u happen to know what Feed I can give my nigiran dwarf goat so she stays small and not for milk and not for food just as pet! so I want her tiny as possible lol! thank you

    • @chadturnbull
      @chadturnbull 2 месяца назад

      I understand your desire to have your goat stay as small as possible, but her size is really out of our control. Your goat has a genetic disposition to be a certain size (most likely around the size of a labrador retriever). Stunting her growth, which would really only occur by starving her, isn't something that you can or should do. She'll naturally be small because of her breed and trying to make her smaller by not feeding her will make her miserable and sickly, not smaller. She won't make milk unless you breed her, so you don't have to worry about that one.

  • @user-cl9ew4ie4g
    @user-cl9ew4ie4g 2 месяца назад

    Do they eat grass

  • @birdee1428
    @birdee1428 2 месяца назад

    Greetings, thank you for your excellent video, was Dandelion able to nurse all three? or did you have to supplement at all? Thank you, God bless you!

  • @omarims
    @omarims 2 месяца назад

    thanks for the informative video

  • @lindajohnson1035
    @lindajohnson1035 3 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for this. I spent an entire night in the barn thinking mucus plug loss meant imminent kidding time and that was 7 days ago now and at 64 I’m too old to handle a mere 45 minutes of sleep so just listening for vocals on Ring and late night check ins is more doable.

  • @stacihowell3817
    @stacihowell3817 3 месяца назад

    We are trying to just keep our two weathers from screaming. They war 9 weeks, and don’t seem happy with just hay.

    • @chadturnbull
      @chadturnbull 3 месяца назад

      At that age, they were probably recently weaned and are looking for momma or a bottle. They're able to eat feeed at that point and are growing, so will need the calories beyond what hay will give them. Find a commercial goat feed that contains ammonium chloride and start giving that to them twice a day (plus making sure they have good, dry grass hay available all the time).

  • @jessicamckay5309
    @jessicamckay5309 4 месяца назад

    Great video!! Todays my girls first labor and this was exactly what I needed. Thanks for sharing the “real life” waiting, nerves and labor! I feel more prepared today after watching your video then the weeks of reading I’ve done! Thanks

  • @maykamuriano5187
    @maykamuriano5187 4 месяца назад

    ❤😍🐐😍🐐😍🐐😍😥😢😔🐐😔🤗😇🙏💓

  • @callycharles2515
    @callycharles2515 5 месяцев назад

    I have a question about Nigerian Dwarf wethers. They're going to be 8 years old soon and all along, I've been feeding a blend of timothy and orchard 2nd cutting. My goats are fat (and cute LOL) so my vet told me to get 1st cutting. They don't like it.... should I have stuck with the 2nd cutting? I'm concerned about the nutrition level of 1st cutting too. Fat or not, which is the best cutting for them? Both 1st and 2nd are mixed bales of timothy and orchard hay. Thanks!

  • @jagseersingh7340
    @jagseersingh7340 5 месяцев назад

  • @jagseersingh7340
    @jagseersingh7340 5 месяцев назад

    Where are you

  • @irenec.4086
    @irenec.4086 5 месяцев назад

    Just to clarify, a buck or whether should have unlimited grass hay. Is that right? Where I live, there is no coastal hay so I'm assuming that unlimited orchard or Timothy is ok with pellet feed once a day. Please let me know if I have it right because I don't want to kill my nigerian dwarf buck when he comes home.

  • @Homeslice-bd3km
    @Homeslice-bd3km 6 месяцев назад

    I just got 3 Nigerian Dwarf goats and am so glad I found your videos! Thank you!

  • @ericnewton3434
    @ericnewton3434 6 месяцев назад

    Great video here. I have a question how many times a day do you feed them. My two girls graze the land eating small amounts of pine needles, bark but not much of the hay we supply them. Right now we only feed them minerals 1 times a day but it seems like not enough.

  • @floraledet6973
    @floraledet6973 6 месяцев назад

    I see your videos are from 2 & 3 years ago…Can I ask why you no longer produce content? I clearly see your content is very informative and you would have grown a very successful channel showing your life of goat in every aspect. I seen pictures you have shown in prior videos and it looks like you have show goats so that being said do you breed and sell your goats because you have some beautiful goats and very healthy looking rather they are show goats or not they are top notch. Sorry I definitely don’t mean to overstep and ask too many questions but I am interested to see you growing your channel and showing these beautiful goats!!😊 Take Care…God Bless

  • @morgancalvi6675
    @morgancalvi6675 6 месяцев назад

    Your answer doesn't consider fixed males...telling people they need to feed your goat grain could kill them. Giving loose minerals is a-ok.

    • @novellafarm9879
      @novellafarm9879 6 месяцев назад

      Thank you for this comment. It allows me to address misconceptions about wethers (castrated males) and feed. The key thing to prevent urinary calculi (stones) is the proper calcium: phosphorous ratio. Feed can help the ratio or hurt the ratio depending on the type of hay and forage one offers. It is not true that wethers should universally never have feed because it "could kill them". It is true that too much calcium is a problem. So a grass hay diet with feed is perfectly fine, particularly if the feed offered has ammonium chloride to balance the ph levels. I've seen more dead or sickly wethers on a hay-only diet due to poor nutrition than I have wethers that die because they're given feed, especially when fed grass hay and the right feed.

  • @davidleandro7026
    @davidleandro7026 8 месяцев назад

    West African dwarf goat .

  • @kkchacko
    @kkchacko 9 месяцев назад

    Is this a music program

  • @tammylindsay5559
    @tammylindsay5559 11 месяцев назад

    I have one 35-40lb adult buck. I just got him and all that the person gave me was a jar of sweet feed. Can you please tell me what to go get and ratios please!!

  • @wolfsounds1
    @wolfsounds1 Год назад

    Could you please list all the things you use for your goats so we can print out a list? Thank you so much for your very informative videos.

  • @monicag9117
    @monicag9117 Год назад

    I sure wish you were still putting out videos!

  • @ellenlefavour628
    @ellenlefavour628 Год назад

    Mine won’t eat the straight alfalfa. They love peanut and will eat Timothy/Alfalfa blend. Coastal is what they sleep on and can eat during the night if they want, but I put it down for bedding. Straw is cheaper but they and the ducks prefer the hay. I love your hay feeder. Mine just go in the feed room and take what they want. There is a mat on the floor so it doesn’t get dirty, but I leave a 5 gallon bucket filled for them to eat from, which they usually do and leave the bales alone. Nice set up and beautiful, healthy looking goats.

  • @peterlim3189
    @peterlim3189 Год назад

    Can you post different prices on those hays? Thanks

  • @debbiehall2133
    @debbiehall2133 Год назад

    What's safe gor them I fear our government is messing with feeds

  • @kodiak7691
    @kodiak7691 Год назад

    What filter do you use on your garden hose?

  • @Steve-ps6qw
    @Steve-ps6qw Год назад

    interesting. I am just to the northwest of you and we feed our bucklings and doelings peanut hay for the protein and reduced calcium (compared to alfalfa, lol, that is actually the name of one of our goats.) But when they are mature, we will switch them off. We give them a mix too, beat pulp with molasses (4 parts), cracked corn (2 parts), and black oil sunflower seeds (1 part). This is based on our vet's recommendation as the goats were surviving but not thriving. Oh, they are Nigerians as well but not registered.... If we lived in a cooler climate I would love an Ibex or two.

  • @Kathleen67.
    @Kathleen67. Год назад

    Ugh, the music.

  • @charlietaylor4020
    @charlietaylor4020 Год назад

    Can u feed Nigerian a sweet feed

  • @daughterofmyabba
    @daughterofmyabba Год назад

    Thanks, this is helpful. I've had a couple people tell me I give mine too much grain (they get about a cup each a day for non milking, and 2-3 cups each in milk) but everyone is happy and healthy so I'm good with that. This was a helpful video, thanks thanks making it, your goats appear to be in fantastic condition.

  • @kbrown5218
    @kbrown5218 Год назад

    Nice.

  • @74drummergirl
    @74drummergirl Год назад

    We are in central Florida as well and just got our first 4 baby Nigerians. Your videos are very helpful! I wish you had more! Thanks so much!

  • @mi_salim
    @mi_salim Год назад

    thank u

  • @valariebynum2251
    @valariebynum2251 Год назад

    Thank you was concerned mine was taking days to hit active .. I feel much better about it now

  • @brendabs688
    @brendabs688 Год назад

    Do you separate your goats for feeding grain a second time ?

  • @RettsAdorablePets
    @RettsAdorablePets Год назад

    We have three Nigerian Dwarf goats.... two little nannies (does) Jewels and Ruby, and Baron our Stinky Billy Goat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @RettsAdorablePets
    @RettsAdorablePets Год назад

    Thanks for the video !!!!!!!!!! Helpful !!!

  • @aracaprilcaprinosavana
    @aracaprilcaprinosavana Год назад

    Baby savanna goat ruclips.net/user/shorts4SEltc0TXyg?feature=share

  • @rochhungikhiangte1446
    @rochhungikhiangte1446 Год назад

    Good too

  • @annedonnellan6876
    @annedonnellan6876 Год назад

    Do you grow herbs?

  • @annedonnellan6876
    @annedonnellan6876 Год назад

    Obviously the babies love the owner

  • @adeyemomathew910
    @adeyemomathew910 Год назад

    Nigeria goat is the best goat so far

  • @rebelwraith8138
    @rebelwraith8138 2 года назад

    I feed mine brush feather creek goat ration non medicated.

  • @jameschege2166
    @jameschege2166 2 года назад

    how much grain do you give per animals

  • @dustwrites
    @dustwrites 2 года назад

    Thanks! I learned so much!

  • @bjvfgdfxhgfhg8984
    @bjvfgdfxhgfhg8984 2 года назад

    How many cups or quarts do you feed per goat?

  • @polsopheaphd6458
    @polsopheaphd6458 2 года назад

    Goats Cute