We have has goats for 6 years now and I have wanted one for just as long. Black Friday sell for the win. We have not used as our goats kid in spring but I'm sure glad we have it. One less cost going to Vet.
We got this to have on hand when needed. We try and keep our animals on the more natural path so this was a no brainer. Looks nice and easy to refill.
We started with a little hiccup but it quickly got fixed and now we have our set up started. The goats are going after what it thought they would need and we occasionally see them at other minerals. So far I'm liking this. Only issues left is my goats lime jumping on the minerals and have broken a few bins already. Not falt to the minerals just really zoomy goats:)
After reading all of the comments on the Little Avalon Farm Mineral Buffet, I decided to take a leap of faith. My goats were eating the Goat Minerals by Manna Pro just fine. Switched to minerals by Redmond (which I cannot recommend) when Manna Pro brand ran out and they stopped eating the minerals all together. I feel like the mineral buffet makes perfect sense, so I purchased the starter kit. Can I just say it arrived from Washington state all the way to GEORGIA in just F O U R days?!!!! Impressive. Threw together a buffet station out of some wood scraps we had and added ball mason jars. Labeled the bottom of the jars for refilling with ease, put them in ABC order by mineral name so we could keep them in the same spot (yes, our goats are THAT smart). Locked the goats out of the barn while we filled them since their curiosity seems to get the best of them. When we let them in to explore the mineral buffet, they smelled every single mineral. They were very interested in the minerals. So far, they are going for the vitamin b and c, a little potassium, and a little boron. In 10 or so days, I have had to refill the vitamin b/c several times. Almost daily. While there are a lot more minerals to explore in the buffet, I feel like they are nibbling new ones as time passes. If I had a lot of goats, the mineral buffet may not be feasible. About to reorder a few already. SO easy to monitor their deficiencies with this system. I was concerned about the minerals getting caked, so I got the rice hull version to prevent this. My mineral goat buffet is inside the barn and not exposed to the weather. My goats are pasture raised and not able to free range in the wooded areas and this is the main reason I want them on the mineral buffet. So far I am giving it a 10 out of 10. Minerals are bagged in good quality resealable bags. Labels are easy to read. Mindful emails with valuable information and discussions on goat keeping are an added bonus. Hope this system stays around for many years to come! I am sold so far.
This is a great company to do business with. They are very good at answering questions and explaining things to me. Also fast shipping.