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Yes it is best you leave them with mom to get the colostrum. If you want to take them away you need to either buy replacement colostrum or milk mom and feed them that way. Depending on what kind of goats you have the replacement goat feed may not be the best. I use whole milk because my Pygmys...

What is the bet way to treat coccidiosis in goats? Better yet prevent it.

I'm new to having dairy goats. I was just wondering what do y'all usually feed your dairy goats? Medicated or non medicated?

I'm a new at goat milking and I was just wondering how long does at home pasteurized milk usually last? I know raw milk is about 2 weeks.

Yes I have pygmy Nigerian goats and they don't respond well to the replacement milk at all

I was using the milk replacer, but a more experienced goat farmer I knew said that it was hard on their bellies. Thus, I switched to whole milk.

It doesn't show that I posted the same thing three times. However I know I did post three different questions on the same topic...

So I have a goat that had twins. The first kid didn't make it through the night. However, the second one made it one more day. Then, he almost died of hypothermia. So we decided to take him from mama. When we did that another one of our goats kidded as well. So, we tried to put him in with her...

So I've had one bad experiences before bottle feeding, but they're so sweet afterwards, I'm not so sure I'm ready to give it all up yet... Does anyone have experiences with bottle fed babies being less healthy than dam raised?

So I have a herd of very skittish :hmmgoats. I am trying to be around and hand feed them more, which is making them less skittish. However one of my mamas just kidded and she is not only being skittish herself, but now her kids are too. When is too late to bottle feed? They are now a week and...