Goat Feed Calculator

How much hay and grain your goats need: bales, bags and cost.

Free
Works offline
No account
No subscription

App languages: English

Goat Feed Calculator works out how many bales of hay and bags of grain to buy for your herd and what they will cost, with a group for each kind of goat.

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Built for homesteaders, dairy goat keepers, 4-H families and small meat-goat herds. Milking does eat more as yield rises: a common rule is about one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk.

This is a purchasing estimate, not a ration. For a feeding plan or a health question, speak to your vet or feed supplier.

Goat types with their own intake and grain defaults
Hay planned net of grain, so milkers and pregnant does are not over- or under-counted
Feeder presets: keyhole or slanted-bar, open rack, ground feeding
Bales of hay and bags of grain, with optional prices
Works in kilograms or pounds
Works offline, no account: your herd numbers stay on your phone

How it works

Each goat eats a share of its body weight as dry matter, from about 2.5% for a dry doe to about 4% for a milking doe (all editable). The grain you feed covers part of that and hay covers the rest. Hay is then converted to weight as fed, increased for what your feeder wastes, and rounded up to whole bales; grain is rounded up to whole bags.

Honest limits

Defaults are typical extension figures; adjust them for your breed and hay. Bale weights vary a lot, so weigh a few or ask your seller. This is a purchasing estimate, not a ration: for a feeding plan or a health question, speak to your vet or feed supplier.

Questions

How much hay does a goat eat per day?

A dry doe eats about 2.5% of her body weight in dry matter per day, so a 130 lb doe eats about 3.3 lb of dry matter, or a little over 3.6 lb of hay as fed. Milking does eat more, and any grain you feed replaces part of the hay.

How much grain does a milking goat need?

A common rule is about one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk. The calculator starts from 2 lb per day for a milking doe, and you can change it.

How much hay do goats waste?

It depends on the feeder. The calculator's presets are 10% for a keyhole or slanted-bar feeder, 25% for an open rack and 40% on the ground. These are cautious estimates, and you can enter your own.

Is Goat Feed Calculator free?

Yes. It is free with ads and works offline. An optional one-time purchase removes the ads.

Private and offline

Runs entirely on your phone and works offline. No account, no sign-up, and your data stays on your device. The app shows ads through Google AdMob; see the privacy policy. Privacy policy.

Free. An optional one-time purchase removes the ads; nothing is locked and there is no subscription.