how much and how often do you feed a baby goat?
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Kid goats should be fed at least 4 times per day to avoid digestive issues until they are 30 days old. At this point you can reduce the number of daily feedings to 3. This mimics the natural nursing behavior of baby goats. When the kid is old enough, you can begin feeding milk in pails or automated feeder units.
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i talked to 4 owners of goat that raise them , they all said the cord falls off between 8 - 10 days after they are born . you're in the same predicament i was , i had to bottle feed mine till 8 weeks old , i found out from a goat owner that looked at her she was only around 7 days old.
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Newborn kittens, up to 1 week old, should be fed every 2-3 hours; by 2 weeks old, every 4-6 hours. Once they are 3 weeks old, they can be fed every 4 to 6 hours.
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According to Internet sources, Nigerian dwarf goat kids average 2 pounds at birth. Her normal-sized brothers, at least double her size, weighed in at 3 pounds at three days old and stood about 9 inches high. The little goat is doing well in spite of her very dwarf stature, Orr said.
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If your doe is pregnant, then her milk will continue to dry up and at 10 months you should stop milking. If your doe is not pregnant, she may continue to produce milk for up to 2 years. It really just depends on the individual goat.
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Generally, you will let the kids nurse until weaning at about eight weeks, then you will start milking after that. It is possible to keep a goat in milk for months. Then she will need to be “freshened” by getting pregnant again and having babies.
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Total milk per day is 1/2 gallon or 15 gallons a month. Very gradually, your goat's milk production will start to go down. At about 5-6 months after freshening, a Nigerian Dwarf will give about 3 cups at MORNING and again at NIGHT.
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General Guidelines for Baby Feeding: Most newborns eat every 2 to 3 hours, or 8 to 12 times every 24 hours. Babies might only take in half ounce per feeding for the first day or two of life, but after that will usually drink 1 to 2 ounces at each feeding. This amount increases to 2 to 3 ounces by 2 weeks of age.
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It is never a good idea to just have one goat, you need at a minimum two goats. Two does or a doe and a wether (a neutered male goat) or a buck and a doe, if you are ready to start a little herd. They huddle and cuddle, they eat and they sleep together.
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Feed baby turtles two or three time a day. Leave your baby turtle's food in the tank for a half hour, and then remove what's left. You can feed it to your turtle again later.
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Adult Nigerian dwarf goats weigh approximately 75 pounds when full grown. They eat less and they convert the food they eat to milk efficiently. They live up to 12 years and in ideal situations they have lived as long as 20 years. We wean our kids around 8 weeks unless sold as bottle babies.
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The doe should kid between 145-155 days from the date she was bred. Different breeds of goats kid, on an average, differently. Most goats "average" 150 days, but that does not mean they can't go longer with no reason to be concerned. (Of course to get an average, you have to have some go longer and some go earlier).
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Newborn babies want to feed on demand, usually 8 to 12 times in a 24 hour period for the first two to four weeks. While breastfeeding, be careful of well-meaning family and friends who encourage you to breastfeed less often.
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Personally I would be offering 1/2 cup of pellets per day per 5lbs of body weight. Once they hit adulthood/6months then they should only be eating a max of 1/4cup per 5lbs body weight. Unlimited grass hay at all times.
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Kids (goats under a year of age) are often slaughtered when 3 to 5 months of age and weighing from 25 to 50 pounds. Kids do not store much body fat until they are about a year old.
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It could be every hour in the first few days. Feed your baby as often as they want and for as long as they want. They'll begin to have fewer, but longer feeds after a few days. As a very rough guide, your baby should feed at least 8 to 12 times, or more, every 24 hours during the first few weeks.
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How much food should I approximately feed my 11-week-old German Shepherd? - Quora. The general idea is that he needs to eat as much as he would as an adult but spread out through the day. At 11 weeks, three meals a day is good, but expect a lot of poop. You can provide 1 to 1 ¾ cup of food from 16 weeks to 9 months.