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They take about 20 min to milk when you are first start milking them. then as you get better it gets faster. It takes less time for me to take care of the goats than the chickens! It depends how much milk you want, If you like milk with more milk fat, how much room you have!

milk breeds are usually on the slim side

That makes it enough for me, When the vines have berries on them the milk tastes amazing! Not so much when they found out how good the wild onion tasted!

it depends what kind of supplements, My does get a scoop of grain every day when they are pregnant/milking, and then the rest of the year they don't get any other things exept hay, They all get that year round, but not free choice, for my two they split a flake of hay a day, and that seems to be...

good luck! I really hope it works for u guys!

intersting. Good luck!

ok Just make sure that he gets enough food

If Mom doesn't accept them, I would bottle feed, It sounds like you are pretty well set up for milk goats, I think you might of said how old they are but would you mind telling me how old the babies are and what breed, and also how many she has?

x2 on this... I would probably say the milking the doe and bottle feeding would be the best option, I have heard Horror stories about people feeding plain cows milk... Kids Dying, Diareah, Its horrible, I have yet to have a bottle baby but Please don't feed cows milk instead of replacer or Goat...

First off... How old is the baby, Has Mom Had kids before, and do you have another doe in milk?

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ok that makes sense now, their udders are fairly large still, I am expecting my first babies In may, so i am new to this, sorry i can't be more help

I see they have a little udder, When did you dry them off?

After Christmas we gave our goats the tree, They loved it!

DO NOT FEED STRAIT ALFALFA TO A WEATHER. At least thats what every Breeder I have talked to say, if you have access to orchard grass, thats what I would do, I feed a orchard grass alfalfa mix, that seems to be doing well, Good luck!

I would Talk to a vet, Until you can talk to a vet, Is it possible to separate him when you feed? Because he is a little weaker he might not be getting enough food

Its ok... I am Getting an Oberhasli doe and her twins this week and still don't have a fence...