Feeding baby goats here at Tailspin Farms...Every two hours... How to Bottle Feed Goat KidsThis post may contain affiliate links but at NO extra costs to you. For further details, please read my full disclosure policy. When baby goats are first born, it is very important that they get their colostrum. Colostrum is the first thick yellowish milk that comes out of the mammary glands after giving birth. It is high in antibodies that provide protection from disease, and help the goat kid develop its immune system. It is critically important for survival. We weigh each baby goat shortly after they’re born. We weigh them each week to make sure the baby is gaining enough weight. I recommend raw goat milk if you can get it, especially if it is mom’s own milk. We freeze milk from our dairy goats to use for our bottle babies. We have used powdered kid milk replacer in the past. That was very costly. A friend uses this milk recipe with great success. Goats Milk Recipe for Bottle Kids
Bottles that we use Kids can be fed using regular 9 oz. baby bottles from the dollar store. We use the nipples that come with the bottles. As the kids get older I use a nipple for human babies 6+ months. Our kids have done very well with human baby bottles and nipples. Some people use the lamb nipples and put them on soda bottles. I personally did not have good luck with them. Some of our friends like and use them. Feeding Schedule for Goat Kids This is the question everyone asks. There are so many charts out there, but here are ours.
Notice that around 6 weeks of age we start cutting back the amount of milk. This mimics natural weaning. Start by cutting the noon bottle in half. By 7 weeks take away the noon bottle. I continue reducing bottles and then gradually removing them until the kids are getting no milk at 12 weeks of age. The first bottles in the morning we add a pinch of baking soda to each bottle. This helps with blot. Only add it to morning bottles. Baby goats act like they are hungry all the time. They will nibble on everything. We keep our bottle kids in with the other kids and mom's. This way they learn how to start eating feed and hay. They usually start by experimenting with the hay, nibbling on it. Around 3 to 4 weeks they start on the grain. We have a creep feeder for the kids. You can visit our YouTube Channel to see some of our goats. Some Additional Post You Might Find Helpful: Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to get updates delivered right to your inbox.
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We like to give our goats lick-tubs. It gives them extra vitamins and minerals. We try to keep goat licktubs out year round in each of the turnouts. Some goats stand and lick for a long time. Then others take a few licks. It just depends on what each goat is in need of. Our baby goats like the tubs just as much as their moms. They all eat them just like it was candy. We recently started using Crystalyx Goat-lyx. We are excited to see the results in our herd. We have searched far and wide to find a product with the amounts of copper and selenium with vitamins A and B and E. Asked other goat ranchers what they use. We talked to our feed-store Ful-O-Pep, and they recommended Crystalyx. We was able to purchase Goat-lyx® from Ful-O-Pep in Cuero, TX. You can get more information from Ful-O-Pep on their full line of livestock feed and supplements. Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our newsletter to get updates delivered right to your inbox. Blessings,
Margarita & Stace Happy Birthday Tonka! It's hared to believe this guy is four years old. When we first got him he was a ball of fur and looked like a little bear. Such a sweet guy! This post may contain affiliate links but an NO cost to you. For further details, please read our full disclosure policy. Daddy gave him all kinds of treats. I don't think Tonka even knew it was his birthday...He gets the same treatment everyday. Hahaha! Tonka loves the grandkids. Movie time for all 3 of them. He has turned out to be a good working dog. He helps me with the goats. That is when the mama goats don't chase him. Tonka loves the grandkids. He eats up all the loving when they are here. They are watching a movie. Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to get updates delivered right to your inbox.
Blessings, Margarita & Stace Remodeling our goat pens to make the pens more functional. We have been wanting to remodel the goat pens so they would be more functional. The way we had it before just was not functional We are getting it set up to were you can open a gate and run the goats into a pen, then separate the heard as needed into an adjoining pen. It makes life so much easier when working the goats. I started taking down what fences I could by myself and left the perimeter fences so the goats would not get out. Tried to get everything ready for us to move both sheds. Thank goodness our family loves us. Jennifer, Mike, Kristen and Matt came over to help us. Oh and can't forget the grand-pup Mio, Lilly, and Copper came to help too. The kids were a lifesaver for Stace and I. Without their help we would of not been able to get both sheds moved and the fencing put back up all in one day. Wow it was a lot of work...We are so pleased with this set up now. The new bucklings will have a new home. Still have more work to do on the rest of the pens. This is our work in progress. Thank you kids for all your help! We love y'all Bunches!!! Some additional post you ight find helpful: Don't miss a thing! Sign up to get updates delivered right to your inboxes.
Blessings, Margarita & Stace First Aid Kit Needed For GoatsThis post may contain affiliate links but at NO extra costs to you. For further details, please read our full disclosure policy. New to goats, or have goats already. It's a good idea to have supplies on hand for your goats. You never know when your goat will need extra attention. A first-aid kit for goats can be a real lifesaver. For the most part goats are generally healthy and hardy animals. It seems to always happen if they are going to get hurt or sick it will be on a weekend or holiday when vet assistance may not be readily available. If you assemble a first-aid kit and medical supplies ahead of time, you will be ready to handle most health issues and emergencies. These are items we use and that works for our goat herd here at Tailspin Farms. Since we breed and raise goats this list may be a bit more extensive than what someone who only has a couple pet goats might need. Please remember that nothing replaces the skill and advice of a good, Goat knowledgeable Veterinarian and they should be consulted in the proper care and treatment of your goats. Goat First-Aid Kid:
Medications to IncludeSome of these drugs are available through your veterinarian only.
It is a very good idea to have a working relationship with your local veterinarian that is knowledgeable about goats. Do no use any of the items without a veterinary prescription or vet supervision. Margarita Crews and Tailspin Farms or any of its Agents accept NO responsibility for the outcome of using any of these products. Each goat owner must consult his goat veterinarian for advice and recommendations of usage of medications. Some additional post you might find helpful: Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to get updates delivered right to your inbox.
Blessings, Margarita & Stace How we Wean Goat Kids
When kids are offered a good quality hay and/or pasture, plus started on creep feeding, they can be weaned as early as 60 days, but 90 days is preferred. Another measurement for weaning a kid is when the kid weighs at least 2 times its birth weight and is eating a significant amount of dry food. Intact bucklings need to be weaned to keep them from breeding their Mothers, sisters, or other females in the herd. Doelings can stay with their dams longer. Doelings grow better if they are weaned and if possible moved away from their Mothers no later than six months old. This gives the Mothers time to rebuild their strength after pregnancy before the next breeding. Before weaning kids they will need to be Dewormed, given a booster of CD/T and pneumonia vaccine, also ear tagged if not already. When you start weaning, separate the Mother and kids from each other, preferably out of sight from one another, although it is not absolutely critical. If you have intact buck kids, you will need to have two pens available and separate your buck and doe kids after weaning. This will reduce the chance of them chasing the does and to prevent unwanted breeding. There will be about 2-3 days of adjustment and will usually be a lot of calling out from one another, there is no need to be alarmed this is normal and will pass as fast as it started. If possible, allow the kids and their dams to walk around in the pen you plan to use for a few days before weaning. This allows the kids to be more familiar with their new area and can help reduce stress. Kids are amazingly flexible and can get through tiny spaces. If you are using Cattle panels, consider putting some additional fencing with small openings along the panels. We wean kids early in the morning, this gives them time to settle in with their new surroundings before nightfall. We try to keep the stress down for Does and kids. At weaning, provide plenty of leafy hay and a feed. Bucks should be kept on a low grain high hay diet to help prevent Urinary calculi, which can be caused by too much Feed or from an unbalanced Calcium to Phosphorus ratio Feed. Dairy kid weaning - We start separating the doe from the kids around 2 1/2 months old. We milk the doe out in the morning and turn into the heard during the day. By the time the Dairy kids are 3 months old they will be fully wean off the doe. Because kids are escape artists and can get their little heads through almost anything, we suggest you do not put them in a pen that shares a fence with their mothers or is even close enough for them to stick their heads through, their mothers will back up to the fence and allow the kids to nurse and you will come out in the morning to milk and find empty udders and babies with full bellies. Boer kid weaning - We try to have all Kids weaned off the Does by the time they turn 3 months old, but will sometimes leave the doelings on the does allowing the does to wean them naturally. When weaning kids completely off Boer Does watch for signs of abnormally large udders, redness, hot and/or a painful udder. This is a sign that the doe has started to develop Mastitis. If the udder is not cared for soon there may be a problem of future Milk development. Check the doe’s udder to determine if the udder is abnormally warm and/or has milk that seems to be infected by a mastitis. It may be difficult to determine the difference between infected milk and milk that is being reabsorbed after drying up. Usually, infected mastitis milk will be clotted or stringy and may have a foul odor. There are several treatment for Mastitis, but if you are unsure please consult your Veterinarian for recommended treatments. Once the Doe has recovered, Identify and watch them closely at the next kidding to insure they do not have problems with milk production. Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to get updates delivered right to your inbox. Blessings, Margarita & Stace |
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The Goat Management Binder
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The Goat Management Binder This binder will help you keep your goats health records organized and more. Remembering all the identifications and medical records for each goat is difficult so I quickly learned that I needed to write down our goat herd information. We created all the pages for our goat heard. This system works for us. I think our Goat Management Bind will help you with your recordkeeping. This eBook has 24 pages Print our the pages, fill in your goat information and place in a binder of your choice. When all of your goat information is kept in one place it saves time in case of an emergency. Homemaking / Home Management Binder
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Digital Homemaking / Home Management Binder I'm excited to share with you my Homemaking / Home Management Binder. This is a beautiful simple binder to write your Weekly task for you home. You can use every day over and over. You will get: Faith based / Proverbs 31 Women Weekly Cleaning Schedule Organizing your home Daily Chores Monthly Plan Meal Planner Grocery List Bill Tracker Savings Tracker Vacation Budget 20 pages 8.5"x11" letter size that matches any printer Unlimited prints (personal use) Instant download and get started PDF Printable Enjoy getting organized with our Homemaking / Home Management Binder ** THIS IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT. ** NO PHYSICAL PRODUCT WILL BE SHIPPED. Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. * You may print the files as many times as you like for your own personal use. * Sharing this product is not allowed. ** We do not accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations, but please contact me if you have any problems with your order. Instant Download Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. Farm/ Livestock Management Binder
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Farm / Livestock Management Binder In this binder you can log all your livestock needs and help you stay organized with all records. Such as: *Goats *Chickens *Horses *Medications *Purchases of Livestock *Sold Livestock Our Farm / Livestock Management Binder is 24 pages. Print our the pages, fill in your Livestock information and place in a binder of your choice. When all of your Livestock information is kept in one place it saves time in case of an emergency. Gardening In the South
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Gardening In the South E-Book Learn about Gardening in South Texas Zone 8 In our e-book we cover Fruit trees, Perennials & Pollinator, Garden checklist, What months to plant. Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. Thank you for shopping with us! Margarita Common Goat Medications
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Common Goat Medications We give you goat medications that we use for our goats. Included: Common Goat Medications & Easy to Understand Dosages General Information on Injection Wormers Antibiotics Anti-Inflammatories & Hormones' Injectable Vitamins and Minerals Oral Treatments You will get: 13 pages - eBook Unlimited prints (personal use) Instant download and get started PDF Printable ** THIS IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT. ** NO PHYSICAL PRODUCT WILL BE SHIPPED. Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. * You may print the files as many times as you like for your own personal use. * Sharing this product is not allowed. ** We do not accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations, but please contact me if you have any problems with your order. Instant Download Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. Thank you for shopping with us. Crochet Cup Sleeve Cozy
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Only a few left! Pretty cup cozy for both hot and iced beverage cups. It will slide up over a standard size non handle travel cups or store-bought coffee cups. They are great at protecting hands from the heat and cold of the travel mug/cup. *100% cotton yarn. * Colors may vary due to stock so message me if you prefer something specific. *Machine washable and dryer safe on low heat. *All Cozy’s make a great gift for literally anyone! *If you don’t see one you love don’t hesitate to message me! I love creating new products. Thank you for visiting our store. Handmade Goat Milk & Honey Soap
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Handmade Goat Milk & Honey Soap 4 oz. bar. Benefits from goat milk & honey - it's moisturizing, clarifying, and naturally antibacterial. Goat milk & Honey Soap has always been a favorite, it smells divine, and there are loads of skin benefits. Goat milk & Honey Soap hydrates and nourishes dry skin. It doesn't leave your skin feeling dry. Ingredients: Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauretha Sulfate, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Goat Milk, Honey Titanium Dioxide. Due to the handmade nature of our soaps and fragrance oil added, all bars vary in color. |
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