In general, goats love the same foods as we humans do.
Why is that?
Our family has raised goats in our home for many years, and what we eat, we feed our goats as well. That’s what we used to figure out what our goats liked and didn’t like to eat.
Usually, if the food is not rotten, or doesn’t smell bad for some reason, your goat’s gonna eat it up quick! ????
You may still be wondering and asking yourself, all of this is great, but can goats eat strawberries or not?
The short answer: Yes!
Please make sure you chop the strawberries into small pieces so your goat doesn’t choke on them when it gobbles them up. Because they eat fast when they love the taste of something!
And check out this video to see how much goats love to eat strawberries!
As for the long answer, there’s a lot more to this question so you may want to keep on reading…
Even though strawberries are good for your heart, which automatically means they’re good for the heart of your goats as well – you shouldn’t feed strawberries to your goats too often, much like you wouldn’t eat too much of them yourself.
Why?
Because you’ve heard it at least a hundred times that eating too much of sugar is bad for your health, even if it comes from natural sources like strawberries.
If something’s not good for humans, it is not good for animals at the same time.
While strawberries are a healthful addition to any diet, people looking to eat them should do so in moderation. Fruits typically are high in sugar despite their nutritional benefits, and strawberries contain 8.12 mg of sugars per cup.
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What Can Goats Not Eat?
Just like humans, goats enjoy eating the same foods we do.
And a little later, we established that goats will get sick because of the same reasons a human would. Basically, you shouldn’t feed your goats anything you would avoid eating yourself.
But, here’s a more practical answer…
As with other animals, goats shouldn’t be fed onion, garlic, chocolate, caffeine, and other chemically-made substances that are harmful to humans.
What Fruits Can Goats Eat?
A goat, especially when it is hungry, will devour anything that humans find tasty.
Here are just a few goat-friendly foods!
- Apples
- Apricots
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Carrots
- Grapes
- Grapefruits
- Honeydew Melon
- Kiwifruit
- Mangoes
- Oranges
- Peaches
- Pineapples
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
Summary
Here’s a nice and short summary of everything I’ve said so far:
Goats love to eat strawberries! You just need to make sure they won’t choke on the twigs. Don’t only give them strawberries all the time, and mix your food with other kinds of foods as well. Providing them with mixed food they like is a good way to be moderate. They will give you plenty of milk when they are flourishing and enjoying their favorite treats! ????
