Bottle Feeding Goats Chart

I leave bottle babies in the paddock with the rest of the mom s and babies.

Bottle feeding goats chart.

Or you can feed between 9 to 12 oz 4 times per day. Feeding baby goats goat grain or pelleted feed. You don t want them to get sick from any bacteria. Days 5 through 14.

On pasture in summer and on hay in winter. Feed 12 to 16 oz formula 3 times per day. If i m feeling good about my bottle babies growth i ll go down to 2 bottles a day in early week 6 at 8a and 8p. So be sure that you clean their area daily.

In ounces follow below chart for babies appearing weak add 1 pump of goat nutri drench to the first bottle of the day. A basic rule of thumb to go by is 10 to 12 per cent of body weight per day. You don t want any old milk being left for. For example if the kid weighs 20 pounds it should have two pounds or 32 ounces per day.

You will find as many tables charts rations and plans for bottle feeding baby goats as there are experts. The frequency chart below has been compiled from several different sources but is mostly from my. Bottle feeding weeks five and six continue feeding the 3 times a day schedule of 8a 2p and 8p. The frequency chart below has been compiled from several different sources but is mostly from my.

The official pygmy goat breed society in great britain for pygmy goat owners breeders and anyone interested in pygmy goats. At one week of age i offer small amounts of creep feed and good quality hay or alfalfa for babies to nibble on. You can add 1 2 tablespoon of electrolytes to the milk for diarrhea. Also make sure that you wash their bottles and nipples after each use.

Divided by three feedings per day for example means that the 20 pound kid will get an 11 ounce bottle three times a day. They are energetic and into everything at this point. Feed eight to 12 ounces of warm milk four times per day. Kids should be eating with the herd.

Feed 12 ounces and more if kids is still hungry as much as 20 ounces three times per day. The kid might not always eat it all. When bottle feeding baby goats it is so important to keep everything clean. I believe this is how they learn to be goats.