![]() My advice is that if the goat is younger than 6 weeks, go ahead and try to bottle feed (along with offering some hay), but if your baby goat is older than that, then go straight to hay, and be sure to incorporate my practices below to encourage a happy tummy during the transition. If your baby goat has been raised from mom and is used to drinking milk directly from her, then you’ll have to decide whether or not you’re going to move her straight to adult goat hay and grain, or if you’re going to try to bottle feed. The biggest concern would be dehydration. *NOTE* If your baby goat is under 6 weeks and refuses a bottle for more than a day, I’d take her to the vet or call the farm where you bought her from. It will take a few tries, but eventually you’ll have a baby draining that bottle in minutes:) The way we’ve been successful at getting a baby goat to drink from a bottle is to try MULTIPLE times a day (8-10 times) by holding the goat and having a helper hold the baby goat’s mouth open while you squirt a little in its mouth for him to realize that all that yummy goodness is on the other side if he can just start suckling. A baby goat might refuse the bottle even if it’s time to feed. If your baby goat has never drank from a bottle before, it’s going to need a few days of patience to learn how to do it. People can take babies away from their mother as soon as it’s born and bottle feed it, but it’s recommended that if at all possible, the baby should drink from the mother for AT LEAST a few days to obtain that early milk (called colostrum) which can provide a high source of nutrients and immunity for the newborn goat. You’ll find that bottle-fed babies are more attached to humans because they associate them with food. Which is best, bottle-fed or mother-raised goat babies? It’s important to know which your baby goat is, because that can determine a few different things in taking care of her early on. If a baby goat has been raised by its mother, then it will nurse from her until about 6-8 weeks of age. If it’s been bottle-fed, then it will drink from a bottle until 6-8 weeks of age. ![]() Baby goats are either mother-raised or bottle fed, and it’s important to know which yours is. No matter how many times baby goats are born here on our little farm, it never gets old!īut before you run to the nearest farm to snatch one up, there are a few things you need to know. ![]() And if you’re hoping for the some goaty, cuddly goodness in the future, here’s where you’ll learn how to care for them so they stay nice and fluffy and jumpy for ya.’ Holding squishy, soft, sleepy baby goats is pure joy. They are adorable fluffballs of everything that is good in the world. ![]()
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