What type of feed should donkeys be eating.?

Question

I live in central texas and raise boer goats. We have just had several babies. What is the appropriate feed to give in the spring and how much.

Answer 1

Since these animals are not working they do not require much more than grass. Just let them eat grass but if you want to treat them give a little "horse and mule" every once in awhile. I'm sure you know "horse and mule" is a mixture of oats, corn and mollasses. (sometimes pellets are in it)

They use donkeys to guard the goats.

Answer 2

A donkey needs nothing more than good grass or maybe some hay if there is not enough grass yet.

Answer 3

In my country donkeys are seen every where wandering like stray animals and require no artificial feeds. They find food themselves and eat anything.

But Boer goat is a pedegree one and feed suppliments are necessary (30 % concentrates ) for more milk and meat.

Answer 4

We had horses and 1 pet donkey when I was a kid.  We always fed the donkey the same things we fed the horses......(?) (hay/grain/occsional carrots/apples, etc.)

Answer 5

Since these animals are not working they do not require much more than grass. Just let them eat grass but if you want to treat them give a little "horse and mule" every once in awhile. I'm sure you know "horse and mule" is a mixture of oats, corn and mollasses. (sometimes pellets are in it)

Answer 6

Purina for the best out come and fescue hay

Answer 7

From Wikipedia:

"Meat goats are minimal care animals that are browsers by nature, preferring brush, shrubs, and broadleaf weeds rather than grass. Boer goats raised for meat production are typically raised on pastures. The main reasons for this are twofold: pastured goats are on average healthier animals than pen-raised goats; secondly, it costs far less to raise Boer goats on a diet of brush and weeds, than on bags of commercial feed. The ideal option is adequate year-round grazing with only mineral supplementation. Boer goats can be raised effectively in combination with cattle due their preference browse and the resulting limited impact on the grass cover.

Trace minerals are particularly important to good goat health, especially copper. Feed and mineral blocks mark "for sheep and goats" should be avoided. Copper in quantities suitable for goats is toxic to sheep, so dual sheep/goat feeds will almost always lack sufficient copper for goats. Copper deficiency is known to cause anemia, diarrhea, infertility, spontaneous abortions, and lethargy."

The appropriate feed until the kids are able to browse is the nanny's milk.

Donkeys on the other hand prefer grass and hay, with a little oats thrown in for additional energy.

Do you perchance call the kids donkeys?