Fred D and life on the Lazy D

[greybeard]

Yep..compost it. Can't just let it sit tho..you'll need to turn it every once in a while, tho if you have the ability, you can just spread it thinly over the pasture, but since you have goats, I would worry spreading wet poopy hay might increase the chance of parasites.

The only reason I have ever burned that kind of stuff was to add some needed potash to my soil.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Fred, living here in florida, with the humidity and heat, i really try to keep things extra clean ...only because i happen to have perfect breeding conditions for parasites to thrive. I use sand on goat castle floor (over the dirt and it drains excellent ) . The soild hay that i rake goes into compost pile and i water it once a week...it works so well that i have put a dead chicken in the pile (about two feet under hay) and it is decomposed within a month...but that's here. Other quick option is burn. It..........happy goating to you Fred

 

[Baymule]

That is garden gold! Compost it. If you don't garden, spread it back over your pastures after it composts, it will add humus and fertility to the soil.

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Well what do you folks think? Three goats a buck and two Doe's all around ten or eleven months old. 24 bales of hay

They get 2 scoops of goat feed per day. How long do you think this hay will last?

Thanks
Fred D

 

[Latestarter]

When I did free choice hay, it didn't last as long due to waste. Now that I portion out hay to them twice a day, a bale (small square @~60lbs) lasts almost a week. That's with 10 does. I use the free choice feeder in the buck pen with the buck and 2 wethers. They get a full bale loaded and it lasts about a week as well. MUCH more waste Mark on your calendar when you start a bale and when you finish it up.

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Hey,thanks. I have been doing portions twice per day. I'll mark my calendar. It sounds like that hay should last a good while.
Thanks again

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Here's a video of my goats and dog

 

[Latestarter]

Ahhhhh the sight & sound of the thundering herd as it approaches!

 

[Goatgirl47]

Hi


Hi Goatgirl 47
I was checking out your Weebly page. You have some really nice looking goats. I noticed CCG Coco is from the same place all my goats are from. Small world.

Thank you!
And that's awesome! Small world indeed.

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

12/30/2018

Well the goats have been here 11 weeks now. Their getting bigger and look very healthy.