I see that some of you give your goats baking soda? What is it used for?

-- Mary (marhrie@aol.com), April 02, 2003

Answers

It buffers the acid in their rumen. They make it naturally, but if they're getting a lot of grain, they sometimes can't make enough. Provide it free choice and they will eat only what they need.

-- Rebekah (daniel1@itss.net), April 14, 2003.