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Kids can start nibbling on hay from a week old - they will copy their mother's behaviour but they can't be weaned until at least 12 to 14 weeks of age as their rumen needs to fully develop.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBaby goats (kids) usually take about 7 to 8 weeks to start eating goat food or hay. However, this may differ depending on what type of goat you are talking about.
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Can goats die from eating to much hay?
Goats can die due to multiple reasons. They can pass away due to illness, old age, or injures of many forms.
What is a good treat for a baby goat?
Chestnut tree leaves, goat mixes are also popular
Who eats hay?
Grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep eat hay. Hay is also fed to housepets such as guinea pigs and rabbits. Pigs, although not fully herbivorous, can also be fed hay. In zoos, they actually feed camels hay and grains as well. Llamas and alpacas are fed hay as well.
What vegetables to goats eat?
they can eat carrots
A horse eating hay is an example of?
Feeding on a woman's......
How often does a goats hay need to be changed?
This depends on whether it is hay for bedding or hay for eating, but either way it needs to be changed when it gets wet with urine or contaminated with faeces.
What is best hay for goats?
Either alfalfa hay or grass hay but if would prefere alfalfa hay
Do goats sleep on hay and blankets?
If you provide hay and blankets they will sleep on them.
Is it safe for goats to eat mouldy hay?
No as some moulds can be toxic to goats.
How do you get a goat to eat?
Goats are known for eating everything! They are curious, so they will try to eat cardboard, tin cans - even clothing! But to stay healthy, goats need to eat plant material. Goats eat plants like trees, shrubs, hay and grains.
Which answer is more correct the sheep were eating hay in the field or the sheeps were eating hay in the field?
The sheep were eating hay in the field.
What do you feed pygmy goats?
Hay and occasionaly grain
What do angora goats eat?
Grass, pasture and hay
What is good bedding for Nubian goats?
Straw or hay
Can goats die from eating to much hay?
Goats can die due to multiple reasons. They can pass away due to illness, old age, or injures of many forms.
When do cows start eating food?
A newborn calf must be up and suckling within an hour after it is born. This is important because it needs colostrum in order to survive and decrease its chances of getting sick should any pathogens happen by, thereby decrease its chance of dying at a young age from illness.
What do Anglo Nubian goats eat?
Pasture, hay, vegetation
