People here that have goats all complain that their goats don't like hay. Must be the hay, because I'd think they'd really like alfalfa. My son's goats won't touch grass hay, but instead have eaten the bark off every thing they can reach.
Good hay makes a difference. Ours is just plain old bermuda but it's good quality. They eat it fine, along with the cattle and horses. Once they walk/climb on hay they won't eat much of it...if it gets crap or piss on it they won't touch it. We hang it in cut/bent/formed feedlot panels from corral panels so they can't climb in it. Keeps it clean and less is wasted. Being above the ground reduces the ingestion of worms. Round bales will result in a lot of waste... Hanging the hay like this helps a lot. I'll try to get a pic of the hangers tomorrow.
I use a hay ring when feeding round bales.
Very little waste. They eat it all, too.
Are you talking about goats or cattle with the round bales? I was referring to goats on hanging the square bales to keep them from climbing on it. I've seen folks here feed round bales to goats and it's a massive waste....cattle are completely different, especially with hay rings.
