Weaning time?

[lalabugs]

Here are some recent pictures of her. She's even bigger than when i seen her last. Growing doesn't seem to be an issue for her.

 

[Goatgirl47]

With seasonal breeders you don't typically have to worry about breeding until the fall so I let my Alpine bucklings stay with their mom's until Aug. unless I sell them sooner. I will sell all my Alpine and LaMancha kids at 8 weeks if someone wants them. If they are dam raised and not sold they can nurse as long as they want to. If I am bottle raising and keeping them I usually wean at 12 weeks but that is just because I have lots of milk to spare. In my circle of friends that raise goats most will wean at 8 weeks. I never heard of going to 12 weeks until this year on BYH.

@babsbag, so you let your goat kids nurse as long as they want to? My Alpine doe Clover kidded with twin doelings in February, and she still lets them nurse a few times per day. They will be 8-months-old in a few weeks and I dread weaning them. Clover LOVES them and will yell all the day long if they are even on the other side of a fence from her. Do you think she will ever wean them herself or should I intervene?