Posted by goatlady on May 24, 2005, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Re: bottle feeding baby goats" Previous Message:
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Here is a picture of how I do it, Reggae was not sitting very still for pictures and being by myself I had a difficult time getting him to sit just right, but it gives you an idea of how I hold the bottle under the chin. I use my fingers to cover the nose as you will see in the picture. Very lightly, just enough to make them feel they are under an udder.... well sort of..
goatlady
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: I hold the babys that small in my lap, (let
: me see if I can explain this) if you hold
: out your hand like you are taking change
: from a store clerk, then hold the bottle in
: your hand with the nipple facing your wrist-
: top of bottle facing between your thumb and
: forefinger, use your heel of your hand to
: allow baby to rest its chin in while it
: drinks, you can also use the other hand to
: sort of lightly cover top of baby's muzzle,
: this all gives baby a feeling of being up
: under the udder.
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