nigerian mom milking two... enough for me?

[fmizula]

nigerian mom kidded with two babies a buckling and a doeling and they are now 8 days old, is there enough milk to share with me yet or are those kids needing all she has?? what does everyone else do when they want to drink the milk?

thanks!!

 

[Queen Mum]

Babies should be drinking 3 bottles a day each at up to 10 - 12 ounces each until they are one month old. Then they would be cut back to 2 bottles a day at 10 ounces a day till two months. Then to one bottle a day till they are three months.

Or you can start penning them at night at about 2 weeks old and milk in the morning. Bottle feed them with 8 ounces each in the morning and keep the rest, then let her feed the babies the rest of the day. Wean at three months and milk twice a day.



That is the easiest way to let the babies nurse without having to bottle feed too often.