Emmetts Dairy
Loving the herd life
Personally I use timothy/clover....timothy is stemier...and you want that!
And as stated I dont think the mix is enough to cause problems.
Anything straight may not be the way you wanna go...I always mix my hay in the manger...I buy 1st and 2nd cut and mix it. And the 1st will always have a bit of alfalfa mix in it...
2nd cut is a very grassey...so..I want them to have a stemie 1st cut too. Especially in the winter.
Dont panic to much over the hay...if you were running a 300 head dairy production herd...than you would be testing the hay often etc for exact nutrients. Its important its clean hay.. thats not moldy..and is dry!
Its kinda hard for a backyard herdsman to be that percise with the nurtient values in the hay unless tested. So buying a mix is good so you dont get too much of one thing..thats my opinion anyway.
I would recomend a mix...if you bought straight alfalfa...then buy some timothy or grassey second cut and mix it.
Important...as with any change in goats feed..gradual..what I do is mix the new purchased hay with the stuff they have left so the sudden change dos'nt upset thier tummies!!
Good Luck with all that information!!!
Now run with it and go buy some hay!!! 
Just kidding!!!
Sometimes things do get overwhelming when it comes to goaties...but remeber goats have been around for a long time..and many differant farmers have differant practices and they do it becuase it works for them...so take it all in and make decisions on what best works for you...
And as stated I dont think the mix is enough to cause problems.
Anything straight may not be the way you wanna go...I always mix my hay in the manger...I buy 1st and 2nd cut and mix it. And the 1st will always have a bit of alfalfa mix in it...
2nd cut is a very grassey...so..I want them to have a stemie 1st cut too. Especially in the winter.
Dont panic to much over the hay...if you were running a 300 head dairy production herd...than you would be testing the hay often etc for exact nutrients. Its important its clean hay.. thats not moldy..and is dry!
Its kinda hard for a backyard herdsman to be that percise with the nurtient values in the hay unless tested. So buying a mix is good so you dont get too much of one thing..thats my opinion anyway.
I would recomend a mix...if you bought straight alfalfa...then buy some timothy or grassey second cut and mix it.
Important...as with any change in goats feed..gradual..what I do is mix the new purchased hay with the stuff they have left so the sudden change dos'nt upset thier tummies!!
Good Luck with all that information!!!
Now run with it and go buy some hay!!! Just kidding!!! Sometimes things do get overwhelming when it comes to goaties...but remeber goats have been around for a long time..and many differant farmers have differant practices and they do it becuase it works for them...so take it all in and make decisions on what best works for you...
