Ray Quillen

Thanks so much for your response
Loads of worry off my mind
There is a ton of uses for that waste hay, or "Goat Enhanced Hay"
I think I can turn it into Biochar
Cheers

Oops correction the mesh is 2x4 inch
We’ll try a deferent mesh after rebuilding the tray thingy
One variable at a time
😎

Hester Winterbourne wrote:Can you build a hay rack with a tray underneath to catch the spillage so they can pick over it again?  Or a rack which makes them work harder at getting the hay out so they can't pull big mouthfuls and then drop most of it?

Didn’t think about the them pulling out big mouthfuls, it’s about 2 inch mesh, I tried a tray yesterday in the little poops thought it was a new toy.. so I gave it a rest they were purposely teasing me 🙃 we’ll try a better design today

Hester Winterbourne wrote:Possibly the hay is not to their liking, goats are very picky despite everyone telling you "goats will eat anything"...

I’ve been giving them 2nd cut , I may have assumed they would like it more , maybe not. Heck if I know I wouldn’t eat it

Thanks so much
Cheers

An acre just for them would be wonderful however we cant offer them that right now
The first goat we rescued from someone that had her in a 40x40 ft pin which had 4 goats (saanens) a prenant sheep and a brad new live stock dog that was abusing her. She is a tiny nubian we quickly found another nubian to keep her company
The scars on her ears have since healed and the bloat has gone away (no more animal crackers)
She and her companion are in a pen that is 60x40 ft
I plan to expand their area to 100x60ft as soon as I can remove anything harmful
Although its not a perfect environment, it is a safe one
Hopefully i can think of a better feeder that solves the waste problem safely
cheers

Goats are pigs, but pigs cant be goats

Any suggestions on capturing the hay spillage when these two little girls eat? Trying to keep their floor clean,but it ends up with soiled hay all over which i'm assuming (2nd question) i can build soil with ?  Can i just put the soiled hay in a big pile and wait ? or ?

Thanks so much

Well all is going swimmingly,However they have found a new spot to hide their nuggets
It will be a true mystery until solved
I wish for everyone of you an easy day full of problems like this instead of all the other BS out there
I hope to provide value other than comic relief
Keep on Trucking