Bottle Feeding Baby Goats Chart
The official pygmy goat breed society in great britain for pygmy goat owners breeders and anyone interested in pygmy goats.
Bottle feeding baby goats chart. Guideline for bottle baby pygmy and nigerian goats. Frequency of bottle feeding a baby goat. You will find as many tables charts rations andplans for bottle feeding baby goats as there are experts. A basicrule of thumb to go by is 10 to 12 per cent of body weight per day.
Feed every 2 4 hours as needed 1 2 weeks. Frequency of bottle feeding baby goats. Divided by three feedings per day for example means that the 20 pound kid will get an 11 ounce bottle three times aday. Feeding baby goats goat grain or pelleted feed.
Grain hay 1 week. You can add 1 2 tablespoon of electrolytes to the milk for diarrhea. Feed every 5 hours can go 8 hours without feeding during the night. Feed every 4 hours can go 6 hours without feeding during the night hay or grass should be available at all times from here on.
Grain hay 1 week. Feed every 5 hours can go 8 hours without feeding during the night. For example if the kid weighs 20 pounds it should have two pounds or32 ounces per day. Feed every 2 4 hours as needed 1 2 weeks.
Feed every 4 hours can go 6 hours without feeding during the night hay or grass should be available at all times from here on.