Raising a goat on powdered formula

[Jenn27]

Has anyone ever raised a goat kid completely off milk replacer? I have a chance to get a Nubian bottle buckling. Right now he is on fresh goat milk I think. He is slightly crippled in his back legs, which his owner thinks is due to him coming hocks first, and her (the owner) having to pull him. He walks a little awkwardly on those legs, because of his muscles being sprained or something from being pulled.

Anyway, we are low on milk from our cows right now, and my cow whom I milked last year to feed our bottle goat now has a three-week-old foster calf on her. She is a Dutch Belted, and although she's on rye grass, she just produces just a little more than enough for the foster, but still not enough for the buckling to survive on. Our other three milk cows we milk 4 times a week for us, and on the weekends they feed their calves, so I couldn't milk them either to feed him.

So my question is, could I safely (and healthfully) raise a goat kid on just milk replacer for 2-3 months?

Thanks!

We have a doe we raised on powdered goat milk. She is now 7 months old, and perfectly healthy! And yes, it is much cheaper than using whole milk. They do require a lot of feedings the first few weeks! Good luck!