JaLyn Dairy Goat
Care
Sheet
Raising A Bottle
Baby
Cogratulations on your new
kid! Here is an outline for how to raise a healthy, friendly bottle
baby.
Feeding Schedule
*this is meant
as a general guide, some babies will need more or less*
1-3
days~ 5 feedings per day, 2-4 oz per feeding colostrum!
3 days
to 2 weeks~ 4 feedings per day 2-4 ounces per feeding
2-8 weeks,
3 feedings per day, at this point i gradually increase as baby
needs it but I have never fed over 8 ounces per feeding some
may need more
I bottle feed mine til 12 weeks so at around 8 weeks i
gradually start decreasing
the amount in each bottle til they
are weaned at 12 weeks.
*we aim for about 1 oz per lb of body
weight for the 1st 3 weeks*
We recommend using
Whole Vitamin D Cow's Milk from the grocery store to bottle feed your
baby. At 4 weeks of age, we add .5 cc's of Poly-Vi-Sol to a bottle every
day for additional vitamins and minerals. Always warm the milk to about
102* (slightly warmer than you would for a human baby)-a baby goat cannot digest
cold milk. I heat mine in a pan (with water) on the stove due to
microwaves will zap the nutrients from the milk. Remember to shake the bottle
before feeding to eliminate hot spots in the milk. You should start
introducing water, hay and goat feed arund 4 weeks of age. They will
porbably do little more than play with it at first, but they will eventually get
the idea about solid foods.
Socialization
For the first few
weeks, I do keep mine inside in playpens but they will do well outside kept in a
seperate pens from adults in the barn. Even in the very coldest weather they do
well outside provided it is draft free dry and heat lamps are provided. If
you choose to keep yous inside, they can stay in a crate and be diapered to go
out and play about the house. Just remember, going from a heated/cooled
house to the outdoors can be a system shock, so plan accordingly. Around 4
weeks of age you can introduce them to the "big guys" in gender appropriate
pens. Be sure they have a safe place to get away from the adults-for
instance a creep feeding are-because older goats are often less than nice to
younger goats. They should learn quickly what the body language is and run
for safety when they get "the look" from another
goat!
Vaccination/Cocci/Deworming Schedule
3
weeks- 1st C/D&T shot IM or SQ, begin 5 days of cocci
prevention
4 weeks~deworm
6 weeks~2nd C/D&T
shot IM or SQ begin another 5 days of cocci prevention
8
weeks~deworm (and monthly thereafter for the 1st year)
We
recommend DiMethox 40% (Albon) for cocci prevention at the rate of 1cc/5 lbsday
1 and 1 cc/10 lbs days 2-5 orally. We recommend Ivermectrin (injectable
given orally) for deworming at the rate of 1 cc/22 lbs orally.
(all of these
products can be purchased at Jefferslivestock.com)
Good luck and
HAVE FUN! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
us!
Christy [email protected]
http://jalyndairygoats.weebly.com/
812-631-4676
Sheet
Raising A Bottle
Baby
Cogratulations on your new
kid! Here is an outline for how to raise a healthy, friendly bottle
baby.
Feeding Schedule
*this is meant
as a general guide, some babies will need more or less*
1-3
days~ 5 feedings per day, 2-4 oz per feeding colostrum!
3 days
to 2 weeks~ 4 feedings per day 2-4 ounces per feeding
2-8 weeks,
3 feedings per day, at this point i gradually increase as baby
needs it but I have never fed over 8 ounces per feeding some
may need more
I bottle feed mine til 12 weeks so at around 8 weeks i
gradually start decreasing
the amount in each bottle til they
are weaned at 12 weeks.
*we aim for about 1 oz per lb of body
weight for the 1st 3 weeks*
We recommend using
Whole Vitamin D Cow's Milk from the grocery store to bottle feed your
baby. At 4 weeks of age, we add .5 cc's of Poly-Vi-Sol to a bottle every
day for additional vitamins and minerals. Always warm the milk to about
102* (slightly warmer than you would for a human baby)-a baby goat cannot digest
cold milk. I heat mine in a pan (with water) on the stove due to
microwaves will zap the nutrients from the milk. Remember to shake the bottle
before feeding to eliminate hot spots in the milk. You should start
introducing water, hay and goat feed arund 4 weeks of age. They will
porbably do little more than play with it at first, but they will eventually get
the idea about solid foods.
Socialization
For the first few
weeks, I do keep mine inside in playpens but they will do well outside kept in a
seperate pens from adults in the barn. Even in the very coldest weather they do
well outside provided it is draft free dry and heat lamps are provided. If
you choose to keep yous inside, they can stay in a crate and be diapered to go
out and play about the house. Just remember, going from a heated/cooled
house to the outdoors can be a system shock, so plan accordingly. Around 4
weeks of age you can introduce them to the "big guys" in gender appropriate
pens. Be sure they have a safe place to get away from the adults-for
instance a creep feeding are-because older goats are often less than nice to
younger goats. They should learn quickly what the body language is and run
for safety when they get "the look" from another
goat!
Vaccination/Cocci/Deworming Schedule
3
weeks- 1st C/D&T shot IM or SQ, begin 5 days of cocci
prevention
4 weeks~deworm
6 weeks~2nd C/D&T
shot IM or SQ begin another 5 days of cocci prevention
8
weeks~deworm (and monthly thereafter for the 1st year)
We
recommend DiMethox 40% (Albon) for cocci prevention at the rate of 1cc/5 lbsday
1 and 1 cc/10 lbs days 2-5 orally. We recommend Ivermectrin (injectable
given orally) for deworming at the rate of 1 cc/22 lbs orally.
(all of these
products can be purchased at Jefferslivestock.com)
Good luck and
HAVE FUN! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
us!
Christy [email protected]
http://jalyndairygoats.weebly.com/
812-631-4676