Alfalfa & Fawns

Drew , if you got it I would offer it. We offer alfalfa, clover, and different leaves to ours after three or four days old. They will pick and nibble a little. Seems to work for us. Good luck , Allen

I use it for my bedding if they want to nibble on it itis there for them.

hey there, i am new to the deer farming thing and will be purchasing my first 3 fawns in september. i am just starting my pens now and put in 5 acres of alfalfa with barley as my cover crop. i am planning on putting in something else too, but my question is for good health is alfalfa enough? and if you were to put other stuff in, what would you plant or go with, thanks alot.

The protein pellet you are going to feed them has everything they need and everything you want them to be eating. Just make sure you have good balanced pellet and don't get too caught up in worrying about cover crop. Alfalfa is fine, imo.



P.S. This was a response to Chris35

When we raised fawns, I picked clover for them every day and they really liked it. It seemed like they nibbled on anything green but they were always waiting for their clover at night,especially the blossoms. If I were you,I would throw alfalfa or dandelions on the floor for them just to give them something to nibble on.

Chicory works good at my place.

Alfalfa is great for deer but you will find that your deer would prefer a little variety in their diet. Lidino clover is a favorite and will green up quicker in the spring. Forage turnips and chickory is prefered in the winter when the alfalfa dies back not to mention a little winter wheat in february when around here in central IL. just about everything else is dead. However with that said your alfalfa is still a good choice if you are limited to one plant. Just make sure your PH in the soil is around 7 so your deer will get the full amount of nutrients available in the plant. Alfalfa is also a little harder to get started than clover. Good luck with your new deer farm. It is more work than I ever dreamed but it is truley a labor of love for me. Rick

I agree with buckskin, my deer like a variety of forages.