Can male goats eat alfalfa hay and grain??

You may have asked these questions or may have witnessed an intense discussion where several sides were firmly rooted in their own opinions on the answer to these questions:

Can male goats eat alfalfa hay?
Can male goats eat grain?

And the answer is yes. And no.

Find out why male goats CAN eat alfalfa hay and grain.
And when it can cause problems.

0:00 Welcome
0:08 Can male goats eat alfalfa hay and grain?
0:14 The answer is yes. And no.
0:23 Questions all goat owners ask
0:38 Easy answer is no but it's not the full answer
1:04 Goats break into barn while I'm milking!
1:30 Self-serve milking barn
1:48 Too many goat in the milking barn!
2:07 I should have locked the door
2:19 We're going to have a camera wreck!
2:35 Check out previous video about goat nutrition on my channel
2:50 This all comes down to nutrition
3:11 Can male goats have alfalfa?
3:23 Goat knocks over camera
3:32 Can male goats eat grain?
3:49 Finishing milking Opal
3:54 Done milking! Ready to focus on the rest of this teaching.
4:05 Underlying question: Does alfalfa and grain cause urinary calculi?
4:38 People say, "my vet says don't feed it! They put a goat down a week because of it!"
5:10 Urinary Calculi: what is it?
5:41 One person feeds it and is fine and another has problems and one pasture is fine and the next isn't.
6:07 First thing in your nutrition program is minerals.
6:23 Grains labeled for goats are put together by a nutritionist and created to be well-balanced
7:03 BOSS Black oil sun flower seeds info
7:09 Grains info
7:16 Browse info
7:24 Goat treats
7:29 Alfalfa hay info
7:40 Why do some people hav problems and some don't?
7:57 So many factors that play into each hay's nutrition
8:30 One thing to do: test hay
8:49 Local extension office
9:03 Calcium and phosphorus
9:17 Ratio: 2:1 ratio of calcium to phosphorus
9:53 Total diet ratio
10:04 If goat needs grain--give it
10:40 Always have a reason to do what you're doing in your nutrition program
11:00 Dangerous side to mixing grain
11:55 Use 5 senses when feeding--watch your goats!
12:17 Still having problems? Check water!
13:07 Conclusion: they can have it and I've fed it for years
13:45 I feed pelleted grain to my does in milk and pregnant
13:57 Do I feed grain to my pet does and wethers?
14:13 Why I would feed grain to a wether
14:47 Danger of a goat getting fat
15:08 Everything in your goat's health comes down to nutrition
15:19 Domino affect of one mineral out of balance in your goat's diet
15:33 Answer: not clear cut. You can feed alfalfa hay to a male goat if it's a balanced diet, and you can't if it's not.
15:47 Farewell
15:59 Check out my Raising Goats playlist on my channel

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