Putting Jello in water?

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Mossy Stone Farm said:
My Daughter was told at her last 4 h meeting that if your taking any goats to the fair, that we should start adding bleach to there water about a cap ful, because of the city water at the fair grounds. We are all on well water out here so nothing added to our water.

the goats may not drink city water?

Any one else hear of this?
yes, I have. We haven't ever done it, and our animals seem to adjust fine, but we were prepared to have to haul water. I think for us it is so hot that the goats just drink it anyway.
 

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Susyr22 said:
Ive heard of people putting Jello in horses water when It's hot out to make them drink more. So I thought I would give it a try with my goats in this Awful heat were having since I didn't think they were drinking enough. They loved it!! Have any of you guys tried this before??
Really! I might have to try that. Our kids haven't had much interest yet in drinking water from a pail and they have me worrying in this heat (110 tomorrow they are saying).
 

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When I was at Nationals I noticed quite a few people were using Kool-Aid in their goats water. I've never tried it but may start. We're on a well and a few places we have been this year the water wreaked of chlorine.

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My goats drank hardly any water, until I stopped giving it to them cold. I started giving them warm/cool water even on hot days and they drink it right down. My goats like to drink fresh water, if it's sat for a while they don't like it and will only drink it if they have to.
 

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AlaskanShepherdess said:
My goats drank hardly any water, until I stopped giving it to them cold. I started giving them warm/cool water even on hot days and they drink it right down. My goats like to drink fresh water, if it's sat for a while they don't like it and will only drink it if they have to.
How were you giving it to them cold? compared to warm/cool
 

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When I used to show horses we added a bit of peppermint extract to the water a few days before a show and at the show to cover the taste of the water. For one gelding, we had to haul water from home because he would not drink water at shows otherwise.

Why not add something healthy to flavor the water? Jello and Koolaid are just artificial dyes and artificial flavorings...chemical soup....and sugar. Raw (live) apple cider vinegar is good for them and refreshing and they like it. Refresh their loose minerals daily so they have the salt to stimulate their desire for water.

Here is a recipe for a basic electrolyte drink, a healthy version:

4 oz water (half cup)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar
pinch of Celtic salt

(Do not give human infants honey as their immune systems can't handle it.)
 

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freemotion said:
When I used to show horses we added a bit of peppermint extract to the water a few days before a show and at the show to cover the taste of the water. For one gelding, we had to haul water from home because he would not drink water at shows otherwise.

Why not add something healthy to flavor the water? Jello and Koolaid are just artificial dyes and artificial flavorings...chemical soup....and sugar. Raw (live) apple cider vinegar is good for them and refreshing and they like it. Refresh their loose minerals daily so they have the salt to stimulate their desire for water.

Here is a recipe for a basic electrolyte drink, a healthy version:

4 oz water (half cup)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar
pinch of Celtic salt

(Do not give human infants honey as their immune systems can't handle it.)
:thumbsup

My goats LOVE raw apple cider vinegar. They'll even drink it plain. I add it to their feed and/or water frequently.
 

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20kidsonhill said:
AlaskanShepherdess said:
My goats drank hardly any water, until I stopped giving it to them cold. I started giving them warm/cool water even on hot days and they drink it right down. My goats like to drink fresh water, if it's sat for a while they don't like it and will only drink it if they have to.
How were you giving it to them cold? compared to warm/cool
I was giving it to them from our hose. The water that was in the hose warming up was fine, but once that ran out and they got well water it was too cold.

The temperature I give it to them at now is about the perfect temperature to go swimming in on a hot day. Cool enough to cool you down, but warm enough that there is no shock. :)
 

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AlaskanShepherdess said:
20kidsonhill said:
AlaskanShepherdess said:
My goats drank hardly any water, until I stopped giving it to them cold. I started giving them warm/cool water even on hot days and they drink it right down. My goats like to drink fresh water, if it's sat for a while they don't like it and will only drink it if they have to.
How were you giving it to them cold? compared to warm/cool
I was giving it to them from our hose. The water that was in the hose warming up was fine, but once that ran out and they got well water it was too cold.

The temperature I give it to them at now is about the perfect temperature to go swimming in on a hot day. Cool enough to cool you down, but warm enough that there is no shock. :)
I see a couple people on here putting ice in their goats water to help cool their goats down, personally I advice against that. It concerns me that the goats wont drink enough with it ice cold. Mine drink the hose water just fine, I can't say I have really noticed much of a drop in water consumption with our goats, unless someone poops in it by accident, or there has been a lot of rain and the pasture is wet, then they seem to be getting enough moisture from the wet pasture. We have a lot of minerals/salts out that alone encourages a lot of water consumption.
 

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I change my water a couple of times a day, especially with the heat we've been having. It's well water and definitely cold. A warm bucket of water will sit there. When the cold, fresh water is offered, they all start drinking. Guess mine prefer cold.
 
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