flake

flake
 n.— «Pregnant or milking does need the extra protein and nutrition of alfalfa hay, or a grass/alfalfa mix. One flake of hay per adult goat, fed morning and evening, is about right.» —“Starting right with homestead goats” by M.H. Salmon Mother Earth News Apr. 14, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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