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OT: Goats and Wheat

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nwb

07-14-2005 17:50:28




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I have two questions. First, can you feed goats wheat? It seems as if I remember hearing that you can only feed a small percentage of wheat to ruminants. I have saved wheat for seed and I want to know if I can feed the extra wheat. Secondly, can any of you guys recommend a goat forum. I've been hunting, but I have not found one that I like. Thanks for the info.




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nwb

07-15-2005 15:09:37




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to nwb, 07-14-2005 17:50:28  
Thank you for the replies and help. I'll check out the forums and resources.



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holcombwa

07-15-2005 06:55:02




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to nwb, 07-14-2005 17:50:28  
Concur with Galen on KSU program. Also, Langston University in OK has had an excellent goat research center forever with many publications and extremely knowledgeable/helpful staff. As wheat is a component in several of the grain mixes for our 4-H goats, wouldn't think it would be a problem. Don't feed bucks or wethers much grain (a little for bribery is very effective though). It can cause urinary tract problems in the boys.
AND.... Sorry, but would be remiss if I didn't mention something we learned this spring. Kale (and everything else in its family to some extent) is poisonous to goats. Living on the coast of WA, we knew rhodedendrons were poisonous, but never knew about kale. We weren't alone. My father, who grew up on a goat dairy, lives with us and was cleaning out the garden for this spring's tilling. My wife raises Kale for the chickens as they like it and it gives the eggs a really bright yellow yolk. He threw the old Kale into the goat pasture figuring he was giving them a treat. They got goiters(sp) under their jaw and started loosing weight. Some research in our big vet book turned up one sentence on kale poisoning in goats. Local vet had no clue. WA ST U. vet school's "goat expert" never heard of it. Finally called Langston and their goat nutrition expert knew about it, but no treatment. He did get us in contact with U of CAL vet toxicologist who gave some suggestions but no real treatment. Buried two of them including overall champion doe last three years running at the fair. Moral of the story, goats can't eat "everything". We are still trying to build up 5 does who are rail thin from the anemia caused. Sorry for the length of this but seemed important to mention. Stan

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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON,

07-15-2005 18:20:17




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to holcombwa, 07-15-2005 06:55:02  
If kale is poisonous to goats, could it also be poisonous to deer? Would a planting of kale keep deer out of the garden?

Maybe they are smart enough not to eat it.

It took my dad 20 years to figure out that black walnut leaves are murder on horses. Finally an Amish guy in Ohio told him.



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holcombwa

07-15-2005 21:55:45




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 07-15-2005 18:20:17  
For what it's worth, it's poisonous to all rumenants, but appearantly especially so to goats. Would be kinda rough on the poor deer anyhow. If they eat enough it screws up their thyroid, metabolism, and they go anemic. Our goats loved the stuff (it was something new and tastes pretty good). We didn't know it was a problem until they had eaten all of it and started getting lumps under their jaw. Something that actually works on the deer here at least is a product called liquid fence. It stinks, but the smell moderates in a couple days and the deer learn to go eat somewhere else. The only one of the miracle deer sprays that I've acutally had success with.
Stan

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THEkyroastnear

07-14-2005 20:14:06




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to nwb, 07-14-2005 17:50:28  
dont know about wheat but used to work with a guy who claimed you cant feed a goat a head of lettuce. ever heard that? i have no idea



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GregCo

07-15-2005 09:31:27




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to THEkyroastnear, 07-14-2005 20:14:06  
Here is a good goat board.
They have a good health section and a research section as well.

As I remember wheat is not good. A little will not hurt but if given in quantity it causes some sort of problem in the gut.



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GregCo

07-15-2005 09:33:19




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to GregCo, 07-15-2005 09:31:27  
Sorry, forgot the link.

www.goattalk.com



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BobInMN

07-14-2005 19:46:14




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to nwb, 07-14-2005 17:50:28  
Try this:



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BobInMN

07-14-2005 19:47:15




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to BobInMN, 07-14-2005 19:46:14  
Well that didn't work, lets try this:

http://homesteadingtoday.com/vb/



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Galen

07-14-2005 19:08:03




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to nwb, 07-14-2005 17:50:28  
Don't know of a good goat board, but Kansas State University (Manhatten Kansas) has a really good program for goats/sheep. They share the info readily. Contact KSU and they will help you out with anything you want to know. You can also contact the Kansas Meat Goat Association:

Marlene Peters
Plotner Creek Farm
193 W. Kiowa Road
Phillipsburg, KS 67661 (785)549-2596

or

Bob Broweleit
Phillips County Extension
784 6th Street
Phillipsburg, KS 67661 (785) 543-6845 bbrowele@ksu.edu

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Ol Chief

07-15-2005 22:11:24




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 Re: OT: Goats and Wheat in reply to Galen, 07-14-2005 19:08:03  
I would say forget about feeding wheat to your goats.I once gave a friend twenty sacks of bulgar wheat.He had been raising goats for years but no experience with feeding grain to goats.Apparently he gave them all the wheat they wanted but did not salt it to prevent excessive uptake.They bloated and he lost every one of them. Thirty three dead.



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