Recent content by Melwynnd

SheepGirl has reminded me that I left something out in my answer. Fodder does not replace hay. It does not have enough roughage. Fodder replaces concentrates and allows you to feed a poorer quality hay, but you still must feed hay. Sherry

You just leave the trays where they were. I'm WAY to lazy to be moving trays around and the trays last longer if the less you handle them. I have found that wheat is the least problematic with my system. Barley works, but because of the hull the potential for mold and slime seems to be...

The amount you feed is based on body weight and energy demand and is 1 to 3% of body weight. 1% would be for a horse standing in the pasture or a buck that isn't breeding a lot of does. 2% would be for body growth or pregnancy. 3% would be during lactation with no additional grain added. Of...

Very Cool! I love the lights! It's bright enough where I have my system that I don't need the lights, but I'm going to keep that in mind if anyone asks, since they're already all sealed up and everything. I found some super-duty trays that I'm going to be offering on the website. I get...

I can't believe you aren't feeding your goats the Fodder!! You definitely should have gotten the 12 tray! Well you know, Christmas is coming!! ;) Sherry

Hi everyone, I know that with the strange weather this year, a lot of people are struggling to buy hay or having to sell animals they'd rather keep. I've designed a Fodder system that sits in a room in your house. I have systems that will feed 1-3 horses. You can see pictures of the Fodder...

Hi Everyone, That ad is one by our Dealer, Dillon. We build several different systems depending on the amount of fodder you need. They are actually very easy to use (about 10 min a day) and designed to sit in the house on carpet. You can see more photos and information at...

I took some of my Fodder out to feed a friend's Nigerian Dwarfs. They weren't sure at first, but once they got a good taste, they seemed to really like it. Aren't they cute! Sherry P.S. Janet and Stacy will have kids for sale soon. www.crittergroveranch.com

Hmmm.... never really thought about it that way..... I hope I won't have trouble slaughtering rabbits. I have never had them, although I've hunted rabbit and it hasn't been a problem. I grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and we processed all our own meat, up to and including beef. I learned at an...

Hi there, I suppose it's like with any livestock... there's just a learning curve. I always feel kind of sorry for the first of any kind of critter I get. I've never killed one with ignorance, but the second and third always benefit from the first's sometimes rough introduction. I'm thinking...

Thanks so much for all the advice! I designed a Fodder growing system for my little place and that's what I'm planning on feeding primarily along with free choice hay and maybe some foraged stuff (lots of mulberries here and I'm planning on a Jerusalem Artichoke hedge). So my bunnies will get...

LOL, Ahhh.... computers! When they work they're great, when they don't... well they don't. :rolleyes: The 6 tray system is 44 3/4" high. I could make it a bit shorter if you need. We're about 3 hours south and a little west of St. Louis. We moved here from Wyoming two years ago and I...

Thanks!! I see NZR and NZB on Craiglist here fairly often. I have only found mini rexes, but will look more carefully. I don't care about showing. I'm glad to know about the pelts, I think I read something about that in one of the books I checked out, but I'd forgotten it. I do want to be...

It depends on the goat. My nubian had enough cream rise that I would get about 3/4 inch at the top of a quart jar I could skim off with a ladle. But I know that still isn't nearly as much cream as I would have gotten with a separator. A separator works on the principal that cream is lighter...

Hi, I'm at work at the moment, but I'm thinking the 6 tray system is about 45" high. I can check when I get home and tell you for sure. You don't need a Paypal account to use your credit card if you use the purchase as a guest link to the right and below the sign in boxes. As for the...