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How to Bottle Feed Baby Goats
Feeding Orphaned Baby Goats
The most important thing I can stress when feeding bottle baby goats is to try and do what a natural goat mom would do- The first few days goat moms allow the babies to eat many times per day but if you watch them they only eat a small amount each time, as they get older, mom will only stand to allow them to nurse for a certain amount of time and then walk away- so babies learn to eat more at each feeding - giving bottle babies 2 or 3 huge bottles a day in the first weeks is not only harmful for the baby's digestive system but really not fair to the baby. After they receive colostrum (Mother's first milk) For the first 24 hours of life, bottle fed kids should be fed fresh (or frozen) goat's milk if at all possible. If you cannot get fresh goat's milk, you can use whole (not 2%) cows milk from the store. I do not recommend using fresh cow's milk UNLESS you know for a fact the farm is certified because the transfer of Johne's or CAE to a baby goat from the cow's milk is possible. You CAN use Canned milk ONLY if you read the ingredients- Many canned milks are part soy, Never use this. Use only whole canned milk if you need to. Carnation canned milk is whole milk without soy. DO NOT FEED POWDERED MILK REPLACER/FORMULA!. Real whole milk, even raw milk from a cow, is much better for them than milk replacer , which can cause diarrhea and floppy kid syndrome. Very often, problems with bottle fed kids stem from the use of milk replacer. I cannot tell you how many emails and phone calls I get a week from gals who are losing kids due to kid milk replacers- Even the "best" replacers. "Even" the ones that say "kid replacer" Just don't use them. They are expensive and really not your best choice. Guideline for Bottle Baby Goat Feeding Schedule * * Day one- 2-4oz. (per feeding) colostrum, every 2-3 hours.
* * Day two- 3 oz. (per feeding) whole milk, 6 times a day
* * Day three- 4 oz. (per feeding) whole milk, 6 times a day
* * Day four- 6oz. (per feeding) whole milk, 5-6 times a day.
* * For the next week- 6-8oz. (per feeding) whole milk,5 times a day.
* * For the next 2 months- 10-12 oz. (per feeding)whole milk, 4-5 times a day.
* * For the next 1 month- 10-12 oz. (per feeding)whole milk, 3 times a day.
* * 10-12 oz. (per feeding) once a day for the next 2 months.
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Contributor's Note
Original goat care article written for Goat-Link.com ©1997
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