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Pack Goat Nutrition Cradle To Grave: Babies

Pack Goat Nutrition Cradle To Grave: Babies

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
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