Goat treats
We have an abundance of corn this year. Would it be OK to feed our goats the green corn stalks and then the dry ones? Also, could we feed our extra Hopi Squash that has been peeled and cut into small pieces to them during the Winter?
Rhona & Brad Barrie
Strong, Maine
Goats LOVE both green and dry corn stalks. We feed ours all our spent stalks, green if we can and dry after that. Yep, you can feed your goats leftover squash. You don’t have to peel and cut it for them; they’ll munch it down with you only cutting it in half…or even not that in most cases. You are going to save the seeds, aren’t you? It also cans up very well in cubes for pies later on. — Jackie
Stocky goats
We are looking to buy some Boer goats. Will we see the typical Boer stocky/meaty build on the young ones or does that take more time to develop? The ones we have seen so far are pretty spindly looking.
Deborah McEnulty
Priest River, Idaho
You should see a stocky young goat. Good Boers shouldn’t ever look spindly. Even our half Boer kids show a definite tendency toward a stocky build from a very young age. — Jackie
Jackie,
OF COURSE we save the Hopi seeds and share them with friends and neighbors. You were so kind to share our original seeds with us and we have continued to share share them with others.
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