Our Feeding regiment for kids
- Orchard grass free choice
- ½ cup of Payback Boar Goat Developer R20 medicated morning and evening. Gradually increase to 1 cup two times a day around 12 weeks. Continued until 9-12 months of age.
- Minerals are very important we recommend giving free-choice, loose goat minerals such as “Sweetlix Goat Meat Maker 16:8” minerals. These are very important as we live in a copper and selenium deficient region.
- Does 4-6 oz whole cow milk or Land O Lakes Doe’s Match Kid Milk replacer.
- 0-6 weeks 3 time a day
- 6-8 weeks 2 times a day
- 8-12 weeks pm only
- 12-14 weeks discontinue
- Bucks/wethers 4-6 oz whole cow milk or Land O Lakes Doe’s Match Kid Milk replacer.
- 0-4 weeks 3 time a day
- 4-6 weeks 2 times a day
- 6-8 weeks pm only
- 12-13 weeks discontinue
Helpful links and information
- American Dairy Goat Association -Membership, registration, and lineage
- FiasCo Farm fiascofarm.com – a great site for goat information of all kinds.
- Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association
- Article on the benefits of raw milk: https://www.naturalnews.com/031586_raw_goats_milk_health.html
- Bottle Feeding Article – http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/AbBloat.html
- Color Patterns and Color Genetics: http://www.nigeriandwarfcolors.weebly.com/