Bottle Feeding Baby Goats Chart

Feeding baby goats goat grain or pelleted feed.

Bottle feeding baby goats chart. A basicrule of thumb to go by is 10 to 12 per cent of body weight per day. Feed every 5 hours can go 8 hours without feeding during the night. Feed every 2 4 hours as needed 1 2 weeks. In ounces follow below chart for babies appearing weak add 1 pump of goat nutri drench to the first bottle of the day.

Feed every 2 4 hours as needed 1 2 weeks. Divided by three feedings per day for example means that the 20 pound kid will get an 11 ounce bottle three times aday. 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. The official pygmy goat breed society in great britain for pygmy goat owners breeders and anyone interested in pygmy goats.

You will find as many tables charts rations andplans for bottle feeding baby goats as there are experts. Frequency of bottle feeding baby goats. You can add 1 2 tablespoon of electrolytes to the milk for diarrhea. For example if the kid weighs 20 pounds it should have two pounds or32 ounces per day.

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. Written by administrator gl sunday 10 february 2008 feeding bottle baby goats. Guideline for bottle baby pygmy and nigerian goats. Grain hay 1 week.

Feed every 5 hours can go 8 hours without feeding during the night.