And I had a kid born that was weak at birth, so I was bottle-feeding it, and it never gained more than a few ounces and died close to a week of age. If she’s really small — like 15 pounds — I’d probably do 3x a day (12 ounces) so that you could ultimately get 36 ounces into her. Originally I didn’t not plan on bottle feeding her when she got here. Will it correct itself by stopping water bottle feeding. I tried for about 6 days to get him to bottle feed and gave up as he never took to it. It is so hard to take apart to clean and put back together. Some kids living in a house may not start eating anything until they are a month or older, which is really not good for their rumen development. Today she weighs 3.92 lbs. If anyone has a favorite bottle baby recipe I'd like to read some of them. Thank you! Is putting a small container of water in pen fine or bottle feed some water for first week? I’ve had a lamb born without an anus, and I have had a kid born with a rectum that was not connected to the intestines. He weighs right under 3 pounds and has been fed 4 ounces or moms colostrum since birth at 2pm. It doesn’t matter if it’s in 7 bottles or 4 or 5 — just whatever works to get the total amount of milk into her. one of the does whom we later found out had mastitis, had triplets and two of them have passed away. You should see swallowing movements. Okay, so feeding a baby goat is absolutely adorable but this is not why you should ever choose to bottle feed a goat. I’m very surprised it hasn’t happened before. The only newborns we ever had that didn’t do that were blind. hello there. Goats usually do fine on whole cow milk or goat milk replacer, which are both priced about the same. If yes, that’s not a good choice. You really need to put her with other goats. When calculating, remember to convert pounds to ounces. She is clearly hungry and will suck on fingers, etc. Yes, goats learn from watching other goats. If they care, they will say yes and help you. That’s normal, and I’m really sad to hear that someone sold you a kid that has not yet learned to take a bottle. We will be getting 2 nigerian kids 1and 2 weeks old. Hi How am I able to tell if my goat is sick? Castrating at 3 months is fine, although he may start acting bucky around your doeling before that, so 2 months is a pretty common time for people to castrate. I have gotten 1 oz of milk down them with a dropper my nipples the little red ones seems to big and they seem t be having trouble suckling so I am using a dropper. Two of our mama’s delivered their babies this past Saturday. I gradually increase the amount of milk in the bottle, up to 32 ounces per day for Nigerians. I am also concerned if they sold you a single goat, if you have no other goats. How long till i should really worry. I gradually increase the amount of milk in the bottle, up to 32 ounces per day for Nigerians. I am going to try this one and need to see if I am leaving anything important out. I hope you feel better!! Now 8 days in Momma is kicking the babies off when they try to nurse. Here is more info on diarrhea: Plus I don’t know how you’d get another one. But since we’ve learned that mama’s milk makes them healthier, and they grow faster, we now bottle feed for five or six months. All of this is from WalMart! Also, some people have reported a kid getting bloody diarrhea after getting water in a bottle. Hoping for all the best! If it’s a mountain goat, they actually aren’t goats, and are more closely related to antelope, and it’s highly unlikely that you’ll find its mother as they range across thousands of acres. If she can only consume one ounce at a feeding, you need to be feeding her as often as you are so that she gets enough in 24 hours. We buy raw goats milk and are giving him some of that. Should we just keep them inside for the next month and supplement feed them? I had. If the 16 ounces doesn’t give her diarrhea, you could do two bottles a day of 16 ounces each. It is extremely high in protein. It won’t be easy to put him out when he starts getting into things (like eating your mail and chewing on electrical cords), but you can’t leave him outside alone either — especially if it’s cold where you are. You will get more milk. He was bottle feed before I took him home. He has some loose stools this morning. Which makes him not a bottle baby. I would agree that there is probably something wrong with him. any advice is appreciated I’ve read so many articles and I just don’t know what to do. I would expect a full-term Nigerian born at 3 pounds to be able to consume 2 ounces easily, but if she’s a premie, then she’s probably just getting tuckered out from sucking down an ounce. 9 Years. Weighs 37oz as of this evening, up from birth weight of 33oz. Hopefully you saw the answer to your question in the post above where I explain how the amount of milk should be based upon the kid’s weight, and I have an example of how to do the math in a graphic. He sucks 4 or 5 times and then let’s go. Since you are talking about all of these store-bought ingredients, I’m assuming you don’t have fresh goat milk, but if you did, and you were making your own fermented buttermilk or yogurt that was really fermented, some people add that, but the so-called buttermilk in the store has no live cultures in it, so there is absolutely no benefit at all, and it could actually be problematic because of the chemicals in it. You didn’t say how much the kids weigh, which will determine how much milk they should be getting. My other 2 does each had twins this week! 11 pounds is 176 ounces, so they need a minimum of 17.6 ounces per day, but if they want more, they can have up to twice that much or about 34 ounces. She gets around just fine. She doesn’t think she is a goat either because she stays in the house I know I shouldn’t of but she was our only one and it was cold and I felt bad… But if you could give any advise on feed I would greatly appreciate it. If he gets too much in one bottle, that can cause diarrhea too. For the little girl- (Faith) we have been giving her Lucy’s milk so Lucy would take her in. Then this morning one of the two that got better just wouldn’t move and was super weak couldn’t take his lunch bottle even though he was fine for breakfast bottle . I have two Nigerian three week old kids. I’m guessing this slipped through the cracks at the vet office. If I put the nipple in his mouth he will freeze and lock up letting the milk roll out of his mouth. As soon as possible. I’m going to try and find him a home with other bottle babies. Required fields are marked *. I am now feeding him milk replacement. There is no benefit for the goat to giving a kid only two bottles per day. . We switched them to whole cow’s milk. In other words, it’s probably not going to work. It takes time to learn to milk. She needs at last 10% of her body weight minimum daily. Bottle-feeding baby goats is an obligation that some goat owners don’t want to take on unless necessary. I tried testing her to see if she was giving any milk and got nothing . Scared of switching because of diarrhea. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/diarrhea-in-goats/. Should I assume these two are abandoned if a mother has not been around either of them for a while? After the first attempt or two he did seem much more lively and tried to climb out of the plastic barrel and his mouth looked milky moist when he was sucking. Kids need milk for a minimum of two months. I’ve got a 10 week old Alpine mix (I think) rescue and I’ve been bottle feeding him store-bought goat milk since he was two weeks old. Now one of my babies has foul smelling brownish, yellow diarrhea. I am milking another mama goat so he is getting raw milk. Continue feeding like I am now? I once had an experienced doe reject both kids at birth and then I realized she was really sick. Anyway, he’s been taking milk replacer in a bottle just fine since day 1(after the powdered colostrum) his twin and half siblings who are all still with their moms are eating hay and some goat feed pellets, but he’s not interested in eating those things. How can I get her on the right schedule? With so little information it’s impossible to make an educated guess. She has very runny poop which concerns me also. Otherwise you could wind up with a fat kid and very low milk supply. She was pretty small and having a hard time latching so we brought her inside and tried to get some colostrum in her. Thread starter X2Farm; Start date Jan 9, 2011; Prev. A normal, healthy ND is 5 pounds by one to two weeks of age, and by a month, they weigh 10-12 pounds. Will the moms still let them nurse if they’ve had whole milk from a bottle? He’s 2 days old now. If your goats are constantly wormy or have coccidiosis, you probably have too many goats on too small acreage. I have been keeping the kids with mom & will continue to do so. Once the umbilical cord is broken, the kid has no oxygen if it is still in the sac, and a kid can’t break it open. buttermilk I have NOT used this formula yet, but they contend that it is works well, the goats love it and tolerate it well. I am waiting since 4 days ago for the vet to fill the Albon script. The kid may be nursing in such a way that is painful, but if she’s not pitching a fit when you hold her to let the kid nurse, then that’s probably not it. I’ve been persistent with trying to bottle feed them but they continue to refuse. Overdosing with Corid that much can kill a goat. When he’s a little older he will appreciate a larger hole because the milk will flow faster, but initially they can choke on the milk if it’s flowing too fast when they’re learning. Also, along with their bottles, some yard grazing and hay, should we introduce grain? They were eating a lot of grass even though it’s been rainy and the grass is wet.
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