Feeding Baby Goats Cows Milk

We don t usually get kids down to less than three bottles ever.

Feeding baby goats cows milk.

Okay so feeding a baby goat is absolutely adorable but this is not why you should ever choose to bottle feed a goat. At about 2 weeks of age the young ones should be trained to eat green roughage. If the kid is having trouble finding where to feed from give it some direction. Baby goats will always act hungry when they see you because you are acting as their mom.

It s very important to not give them too much milk at one feeding because over feeding causes diarrhea which can quickly lead to dehydration. As the acting parent of a baby goat it is your responsibility to stop feeding them beforethey get full. Mix gently each time before making up a bottle. Take the gallon of milk and pour out about 1 3 and set it aside pour in the 1 can of evaporated milk and the 1 cup of buttermilk into the gallon then pour to the remaining milk that.

Goats milk is obviously the best choice to bottle feed if you have it. For the first two to four weeks we give bottles at about 7 a m noon 5 p m and 10 p m. This can come from either your own farm if you have a milk cow or just from the grocery story. If you do not we recommend whole cow s milk.

Try to milk the mom. Some people try to get kids down to only two bottles as soon as possible but in my experience baby goats are more likely to get diarrhea when given too much milk at a single feeding. Goat s milk isn t recommended for infants under 1 year old according to the u s. Department of agriculture usda since it doesn t have adequate nutrition for growth and development.

Up to 3 days of birth keep dam and young ones together for 2 3 days for frequent access to milk. After 3 days and up to weaning feed the kids with milk at 2 to 3 times a day. If it s store bought just be sure it is whole milk. Baby goats should feed four or five times a day pull a few streams of milk from the doe to make sure the milk isn t blocked.

If you have a goat in milk even if it is not the mother of the kid you are raising start there.