I have a 8 day old and a 12 day old.
Bottle feeding goats problems.
If you have a goat in milk even if it is not the mother of the kid you are raising start there.
Hello i m new to bottle feeding baby goats.
When at all possible it s better for the kids to be left nursing from their mom.
A bottle fed baby that stops sucking from the bottle and isn t interested anymore has been fed too much and the amount should be reduced by 1 2 ounces at the next feeding.
But do you know when to wean bottle fed goat kids.
If you feed them to where they are full and lack interest in their bottle then you ve fed them too much.
The reason is that they will eat and eat and they have extremely sensitive stomachs.
I don t recommend you feed her until she is full only until you can see her belly rounded out some.
This can come from either your own farm if you have a milk cow or just from the grocery story.
A general rule of thumb is if a kid lets go of the nipple offer the bottle one more time.
Very often problems with bottle fed kids stem from the use of milk.
If bottle feeding a baby goat is necessary it s important not to over feed or feed the wrong formula.
I only bottle feed a maximum of 3 times a day.
If you do not we recommend whole cow s milk.
Sometimes however this isn t an option.
I prefer uni milk i usually add an egg to each gallon i mix.
Because human kids might need bottle feeding for a year or more.
If using goat milk replacer cut the recommended dose in half.
When you feed a goat you are actually feeding the bacteria in this fermentation vat.
When i feed my 8 day old if i touch under his chin area to open his mouth to put the teat in he gets all stiff extends his neck and hell cry.
A goat s rumination method of processing food requires plenty of roughage and fiber to work properly.
The bacteria in turn make the nutrition in the food available to the goat s system.
I start with 8 12 ounces per feeding depending on the size of the kid.
They are both eating well.
Written by administrator gl sunday 10 february 2008 feeding bottle baby goats.
Overfeeding is one of the largest risks of bottle feeding goats.
My question though is.
If it s store.
It is not nearly as much of a commitment as bottle feeding a human kid.
