Posted by Tammy Crow on January 16, 2008, 1:45 pm, in reply to "Re: bottle feeding baby goats"
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I have a new bottle baby. I've actually had several bottle babies before but this one is still pretty weak. She is low birthweight and was chilled by the time we found her. We've been milking the mother and feeding her but she is still scoured. Any help?
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: Try different nipples.. they have some that
: are very soft at JEFFERS Livestock.. I
: believe the phone number is 1800 JEFFERS..
: Patience is the key.. make sure it is warm
: enough.. they prefer it warmer than tepid..
: add some molasses to it.. just a touch to
: each bottle.. and do yourself (and your
: baby) a HUGE favor.. take the baby OFF the
: replacer.. give it whole cows milk if you do
: not have goats milk.. milking a doe and
: feeding the baby goats milk is best.. but
: whole milk from the store is better..
: replacers cause scouring and kills kids more
: than not.. eventually. They produce it to
: make Money.. Just like many things on the
: market for animals - people etc that do no
: good other than feed the wallets of the
: manufactors.. honestly.. replacers are not
: great for kids.. even the best ones.. but
: they are BIG money..
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