Goats by Sue Weaver

Author:Sue Weaver
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: i5 Publishing
Published: 2011-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

CARING FOR THE NEW KIDS

Make sure your kids get the right start in life so they’ll be healthy. That means ensuring they get the proper nutrients, keep warm, and are protected from disease. Bottle-fed kids have their own special needs. You must also make a decision about whether to castrate and disbud and when.

FOOD, SHELTER, HEALTH

When the babies have arrived, milk a stream of fluid from each of the doe’s teats to clear any wax plugs. This first milk, a thick, yellowish fluid called colostrum, is packed with nutrients and antibodies essential to the kids’ survival. The antibodies in colostrum are present for only about twenty-four hours after kidding. A newborn should ingest his first meal of colostrum within two hours; every kid should nurse before you leave. If kids don’t nurse on their own, milk the doe and bottle- or tube-feed them the first meal. Once they’ve tasted this elixir of life, most kids will eagerly seek the lunch bar for themselves.

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