Pack Goat Nutrition Cradle To Grave: Babies

[video_embed url=”https://youtu.be/S-8gjim-mW8″]Babies

Milk

• Only give Whole Cow’s Milk
• No to raw goat’s milk: spread diseases
• No to-bagged formula goat milk
• Colostrum: Best for goats 12-24 hours after birth

Hay 

• Free choice grass hay
• No grain

Water

• Prevent Urinary Calculi
• 9 out 10 goats have hard water
• Get water tested

Mineral

• Open mineral, use a PVC feeder to access
• Loose mineral
• Area-specific

Urinary Calculi

• Test water and hay 3:1 or 2:1 ratio
• Calcium stones are untreatable with Sodium Chloride
• Phosphorus stones treatable with Sodium Chloride

Castration 

• Recommend 4-6 months old or maturity of peeing on their faces
• California Bander Tool