What animal can I get that will do this?

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

What animal can I get that I can put in and keep with the goats that will eat all the "stick-ey" parts of the hay that the goats spill on the ground?



Thanks!

 

[GriffinRidgeFarm]

A pig maybe...

 

[that's*satyrical]

My chickens don't eat the hay on the ground, but they do love to forage in it. They tend to find a lot of grubs that have made the mulch on the ground from the hay their home. I think they also like to try to find & eat any seeds left in the hay.

 

[PattySh]

I gather the spilled hay from under the feeders when refilling them and give it to my pigs for bedding/feed or feed it to the cows. I sometimes use it for chicken nest boxes. I don't know of any animal you could house with the goats safely that would eat the spilled hay.

 

[terri9630]

I'd leave it for the goats to eat. My horses will always pick the leaves out of the hay and leave the stems but they will eat the stems later.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Mine refuse to eat the stems, they leave them all in the hay feeder and spilled all over the ground and then cry like they are STARVING.

 

[PattySh]

How true, my goats do the same. Goats are the fussiest animal I have ever owned! We would waste alot of hay if I didn't have other animals to give it to.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

How true, my goats do the same. Goats are the fussiest animal I have ever owned! We would waste alot of hay if I didn't have other animals to give it to.

Which other animals do you give it to? Horses?

Ty!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

We use it for bedding or add it to the compost pile. Let me know if you find an animal that likes stems.

 

[77Herford]

Mine refuse to eat the stems, they leave them all in the hay feeder and spilled all over the ground and then cry like they are STARVING.

Maybe not refilling it for a day and make them clean it up. I'm not saying to starve them but a day or two won't overly hurt them.
Pigs might work, they aren't too picky when it comes to dinner.