What age can baby goats be sold as bottle goats

[salshep20]

At what age can I sell bottle goats?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Day old, though I wouldn't unless you have to.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

I would advise against selling any animal before it's weaned or eating real food. A lot of people are inexperienced in caring for very young animals and make a lot of fatal mistakes and will impulse buy just because it's cute. Better to just wait and sell them when they're fully weaned and you're sure they're healthy.

 

[salshep20]

I would advise against selling any animal before it's weaned or eating real food. A lot of people are inexperienced in caring for very young animals and make a lot of fatal mistakes and will impulse buy just because it's cute. Better to just wait and sell them when they're fully weaned and you're sure they're healthy.

Ok thanks

 

[salshep20]

But do you have like a time frame for weening of a goat?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

But do you have like a time frame for weening of a goat?

Think it's like 12 weeks minimum

 

[cassie]

Think it's like 12 weeks minimum

Most dairies wean their kids at eight weeks. By then they should be eating hay and grain well.

 

[salshep20]

Most dairies wean their kids at eight weeks. By then they should be eating hay and grain well.

Maybe I worded my question wrong sorry. I mean when can I make them bottle goats like sell them even if there not weaned as bottle goats??

 

[cassie]

Maybe I worded my question wrong sorry. I mean when can I make them bottle goats like sell them even if there not weaned as bottle goats??

You can sell them at any time as long as they are eating well and the person you are selling them to knows how to care for bottle babies. I would suggest you give them CD/T shots before they leave and have the new owners understand that they will need at least two more shots about three weeks apart. I very seldom sold any kids before they were weaned.

 

[salshep20]

You can sell them at any time as long as they are eating well and the person you are selling them to knows how to care for bottle babies. I would suggest you give them CD/T shots before they leave and have the new owners understand that they will need at least two more shots about three weeks apart. I very seldom sold any kids before they were weaned.

thanks I will let my dad know that