One of the premises of our management program is that nutrition is THE single most important part of an Angora goat program. Consistency in their ration is critical to producing top quality fleeces and allowing each animal to achieve its genetic potential. That's where Chaffhaye comes in and why we chose this product. 1) We were not satisfied with the quality and consistency of the alfalfa hay and alfalfa flakes are heck on fleeces! The animals love it, however, and it has great nutrition. 2) Chaffhaye is much more nutritionally available and digestible than baled alfalfa. The total digestible nutrient for good quality baled alfalfa runs between 38- 45%. Chaffhaye has 70-80% TDN. More protein with less volume is available to grow mohair with less clean up in the barn (which is raked at least once a day unless we are out of town). 3) Waste! Goats can waste about 30-50% of baled hay. Once it hits the ground they're done with it. Remember the rake the barn part? I've also got to put that stuff somewhere. 4) Cost! We are consuming Chaffhaye on a 1 to 3 ratio versus baled alfalfa, which makes it cheaper than feeding baled alfalfa in Southern Oregon. Plus we don't measure the cost simply on the cost of feed but the other economic costs as well. 5) Chaffhaye has no dust so there is less coughing for the goats and us. The goats don't bury their head in the feeder meaning less vegetable matter in the fleeces to clean later. 6) I am getting too old or too tired to buck 145 lb. bales of hay. The 50 lb. bags are so much easier to handle and quicker to put up in the barn. One 50 lb. bag is equal to a 145 lb. bale yet takes up only a third of the space which is nice if you are traveling with food. 7) The bags are sealed and can be stored outside and have a two year shelf life. Each bag is stamped with the put up date. The packaging method preserves the nutrition value where baled hay will loose nutritional value over time. (Not that we have much sitting around for that long!) 8) The Angora goats won the 2003 Black Sheep Cup (best five fleeces from a single breeder) for the first time in the history of the Black Sheep Gathering. Sierra Tahoe Angora Goats won the cup. They feed Chaffhaye to their Angoras.

During dry weather our goats are let out on the nice, big, green pasture to browse for the day. For our goats at home (because their pasture is not as big,) we provide them with Chaffhaye, "Premium Pasture in a Bag." They love this stuff and get it as a special treat, usually once a day. We are quite pleased with this product!

I think Chaffhaye is great! My daughter raises Nigerian dwarf goats and feeds Chaffhaye to them. They seem to be very healthy and active. We know several others that use Chaffhaye on a regular basis and say they get very good results feeding Chaffhaye to a variety of animals.

Since starting my Boer goat herd on Chaffhaye alfalfa at end of last winter I have noticed an incredible improvement in their overall health and conditioning.  Also this was a hugely successful kidding season for me as well.  I had 19 does that kidded and all of them had a tremendous milk supply.  My kids were healthy and robust and I had a fantastic sales year as well.  I kept plenty of Chaffhaye available in the creep feeder for my young kids and I was thrilled that with 33 kids, I did not have problems with scours.  I believe that all the healthy probiotics in Chaffhaye helped with rumen development and supported a healthy gut.  I had a doe that suffered from horrible skin allergies and I am delighted to report that even with this hot and humid spring and summer we are having in Oklahoma, she is not having any problems.  Another big plus is I find that I do not have to worm my herd as often, even with all the rain and heat.  We had taken a beating with rains and flooding and anyone with goats knows that can be a parasite disaster.  I haven't even mentioned the ease of which Chaffhaye is fed and stored, and how much my goats LOVE it.  I am so impressed with the product, its high quality and the results I am getting with my goats.

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My name is Maci Bossa and I would like to thank you for your wonderful product! This is the first year that I could actually feed hay and complete feed and not get that big BELLY! Last year I lost a wether because we never fed him any hay at all...and because his ruminant stopped working he died. These animals are grazers and with 4 stomachs they need that hay. Well our breeder got us started on the alfalfa chaffhaye...and wow what a big difference it has made with our show animals, not only do they LOVE it it keeps them from getting that belly that so many have from grazing on hay. AND it helps there ruminant to keep running and keep them healthy! My wether and doe won grand at our county fair. Again I want to thank you for saving my show animals! Now keep your fingers crossed for the big show that I am attending in March here in Oklahoma the worlds largest stock show OYE!!!!!! WOOO HOOO...