OUR GOAL IS TO PRODUCE MUSCLE THE NATURAL WAY ! FORAGE - NOT SACKS AND SACKS OF FEED ! WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN THE MUCH NEEDED RAIN. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED PHOTOS OF OUR WINTER PASTURES. All the forage seed is growing like crazy. EVEN UNDER THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR OUR AREA THE GOATS ARE KNEE DEEP IN FORAGE.
Below are photos of the smaller pastures that have been mowed getting them ready for winter planting. We will be planting 4 winter pastures with 10 different types of seeds for Fall and Winter grazing. Some of the seed mix we will be using provides up to 20% higher daily live weight gains, reduces parasites internally and provides up to 6% more milk production. Some supply Protein as high as 44%. Many of the forage we are planting contains relatively high levels of minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, and sodium) which are essential for proper animal nutrition. Digestibility of some of the forage is generally between 90% and 95%. Also we plant forage which puts Nitrogen into the ground which allows us to not have to fertilize as much which saves money! CHECK BACK FOR FALL AND WINTER PHOTOS OF THE GOATS ENJOYING THESE PASTURES. Our goats are raised on pastures which are planted in different forage. We have 15 acres divided in to 5 different pastures with different forage. Below are photos of a few of the different pastures. We will be updating photos of the pastures as they mature with seed that has been planted. Several photos are of some of the goats out grazing on forage or headed out to eat.
This is a photo of the Big boy who gets all the pastures ready for seeding and all the other work needed at our ranch. This is a real work horse! A real tractor...
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