Goats!

[gotpotbellypig]

YAY! Baby goats are gonna e born tomorrow! i cant wait cause i get to pick one out! Of course i have to wait two weeks so that they can be with their mother but still! So excited!

 

[Roosterlover5]

 

[gotpotbellypig]

i saw your signature. Romans is my favorite! it's great to have Christians on byc

 

[chloezoebob101]

i saw your signature. Romans is my favorite! it's great to have Christians on byc

I love Romans too! But i my favorite is Psalms and Revelation
AND CONGRATS!!!!!

 

[elevan]

Wait 2 weeks so that they can be with their mother?

You should know that if those kids are dam started (nursing their dam) for 2 weeks and then come to you with the expectation of bottle raising from that point, you're likely to have a very hard time getting them onto the bottle. And weaning isn't done until 8 weeks of age or later...any earlier is detrimental to the health of the kid.

Here's some starting information for you:

Recommended Reading for Goats
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=13778

So you bought a baby goat….Now what?
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=149874#p149874

Goat starter kit.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5759&p=1

Let's Look at our Different Feeding Practices *GOATS*
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11677

The goat medicine cabinet.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=32187#p32187

Basic Health
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-basic-health

Parasite Management
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-parasite-mgmt

Coccidia
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-coccidia-goat

Copper and Selenium in Goats
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-copperselenium

 

[gotpotbellypig]

I love Romans too! But i my favorite is Psalms and Revelation
AND CONGRATS!!!!!

Thanks!

 

[gotpotbellypig]

Wait 2 weeks so that they can be with their mother?

You should know that if those kids are dam started (nursing their dam) for 2 weeks and then come to you with the expectation of bottle raising from that point, you're likely to have a very hard time getting them onto the bottle. And weaning isn't done until 8 weeks of age or later...any earlier is detrimental to the health of the kid.

Here's some starting information for you:

Recommended Reading for Goats
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=13778

So you bought a baby goat….Now what?
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=149874#p149874

Goat starter kit.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5759&p=1

Let's Look at our Different Feeding Practices *GOATS*
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11677

The goat medicine cabinet.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=32187#p32187

Basic Health
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-basic-health

Parasite Management
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-parasite-mgmt

Coccidia
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-coccidia-goat

Copper and Selenium in Goats
http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-copperselenium

Thank you. i didn't know... we have to wait and see. i will have to bottle feed it for sure though

 

[elevan]

Talk to your breeder and make sure that they are starting the kids on a bottle prior to your picking them up. I really don't want to see you posting an emergency thread because you have kids that won't eat and are having trouble. Better to be proactive and prepared now.

 

[barredrocks755]

elevan: when she said that they were going to be with their mother for 2 weeks they might just be with the mom, but the breeders will probably bottle feed them because they had said they were selling the baby goats.

 

[gotpotbellypig]

Talk to your breeder and make sure that they are starting the kids on a bottle prior to your picking them up. I really don't want to see you posting an emergency thread because you have kids that won't eat and are having trouble. Better to be proactive and prepared now.

thanks, i dont wanna be postin an emergency thread either.... they were born today so i will ask the current owner