Probably the most necessary thing to do on the farm is make sure all the animals are fed. Nutrition is essential to their health, growth, and production, so it is key to ensure they are getting plenty of it through a diversified, strong diet.

Feed Recipes:

Dairy Animals Mash –

Morning (there is 2 more milkers in the morning so the recipe feeds more) – pot of barley (4 scoops of barley pre-boiled), one scoop malt, two scoops corn, two scoops oats, two scoops peas, sprinkle of kelp

Evening – 3 scoops barley, one scoop malt, two scoops corn, two scoops oats, two scoops peas

-Notes – All the dairy goats and sheep get two heaping scoops of their feed to eat during milking, in addition to a few big handfuls of lucerne put into bins outside the dairy room. The goats get treats after milking, which are different most days but usually small bits of veggies and/or fruits. They also have developed an order of who goes in for milking/feeding when, and need to be let inside accordingly. First comes the goats, in the order of Clochette and Gevrik, Gien and Truckle, then Picodon. In the morning Gem and Kunik get milked too, although not at the moment because they’ve both had chemical medicines and are in a milk holding period at the moment. Sheep get milked one at a time, and the order is Cara, Meira, Emelett, Brocciu. Clochette gets one scoop of just plain barley and one of the feeding mash since she doesn’t like rich food. Cara gets a bit of a special herbal breathing tea (sage, red clover, lemon verbena, lemon balm) to help with lung complications poured into her mash, along with a mineral tablet supplement and occasionally some paprika.

Light Green Bucket – for the male goats who are separated to prevent unwanted pregnancies – Half of leftover dairy animals mash, barley, malt, and occasionally a handful of goat mineral mix which is high in copper, drizzled over a few big handfuls of hay

Blue Bucket – for the non-milking sheep – The other half of leftover dairy animals mash, and a couple scoops of barley, drizzled over a few big handfuls of hay in each manger

White Bucket- for the ducks – One scoop barley, one scoop malt, 1/3 scoop corn

Dark Green Bucket – for the chickens – One scoop barley, one scoop malt, one scoop corn, one scoop wheat

All of the animals also have access to wide paddocks of pastured grasses and various plants to snack on all day!