Southern by choice
Herd Master
We picked up our buckling yesterday and this is a first for us. We have never bottle fed! He is 2 days old today. He is 10 lbs.
We are giving him 2oz colostrum and 3 oz goats milk (from the breeder) so 5oz every 3 hours. He is full but not "bulging", just full tummy. He had mom's colostrum for the first 24 hours and then what the breeder has sent home. Today he will finish off the colostrum but we will still have his momma's milk which we want to gradually mix....
This is what we are thinking of using....
http://goatspots.com/articles/bottle-feeding/
1 gallon whole milk (homogenized)
1 can evaporated milk
1 cup buttermilk
Take the gallon of milk, and pour out about 1/3 and set it aside
Pour in the 1 can of evaporated milk and the 1 cup of buttermilk into the gallon then pour to the remaining milk that you set aside until you reach the top. Mix gently each time before making up a bottle.
Not sure how soon to increase amount and time. I would like to keep him at the 3 hour mark for the first week than skip the overnight....
Any suggestions?
We are giving him 2oz colostrum and 3 oz goats milk (from the breeder) so 5oz every 3 hours. He is full but not "bulging", just full tummy. He had mom's colostrum for the first 24 hours and then what the breeder has sent home. Today he will finish off the colostrum but we will still have his momma's milk which we want to gradually mix....
This is what we are thinking of using....
http://goatspots.com/articles/bottle-feeding/
1 gallon whole milk (homogenized)
1 can evaporated milk
1 cup buttermilk
Take the gallon of milk, and pour out about 1/3 and set it aside
Pour in the 1 can of evaporated milk and the 1 cup of buttermilk into the gallon then pour to the remaining milk that you set aside until you reach the top. Mix gently each time before making up a bottle.
Not sure how soon to increase amount and time. I would like to keep him at the 3 hour mark for the first week than skip the overnight....
Any suggestions?