Bottle Feeding Goats Whole Milk

Be aware that with dairy goats their milk production is about 9 to 10 per cent of their body weight whereas a dairy cow produces 5 to 6 per cent of their body weight daily as milk.

Bottle feeding goats whole milk.

If you want milk you must feed your goat accordingly. The primary ingredients are protein and fat sources. So make sure to keep a close eye however you decide to measure your goat s milk. If a goat specific milk replacer isn t available in your area then you may want to try the goat milk replacer recipe below.

The most important thing i can stress when feeding bottle baby goats is to try and do what a natural goat mom would do the first few days goat moms allow the babies to eat many times per day but if you watch them they only eat a small amount each time as they get older mom will only stand to allow them to nurse. Some companies make a multi species milk replacer for horses cattle goats sheep but these are all different species with quite a variety of needs nutritionally. If it s store bought just be sure it is whole milk. If you are bottle feeding baby goats this list is very important.

We were given a feeding schedule and told to start them on twice a day bottles in the morning and evening of 10 ounces at each feed. Bottle feeding goats seems like the cutest thing you can do as a goat owner. If you do not we recommend whole cow s milk. This can come from either your own farm if you have a milk cow or just from the grocery story.

We do not recommend milk replacer. Common sources of protein in all milk milk replacers include whey products and derivatives skim milk casein and sodium or calcium caseniate. They were being bottle fed goats milk not nursing prior to us getting them. Written by administrator gl sunday 10 february 2008 feeding bottle baby goats.

We switched them to whole cow s milk. If a goat specific milk replacer isn t available in your area then you may want to try the goat milk replacer recipe below. Try to milk the mom. Goats milk is obviously the best choice to bottle feed if you have it.

1 gallon whole milk homogenized 1 can evaporated milk.