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We don't wean anything (except wethers that people want to eat) before 12 weeks. It's more to your benefit in the long term to be 100% certain their rumens are completely active and ready to take over the digestive process.
I do know other producers that milk feed kids five months or better. If they were on their dams in "nature" they would be fed at least that long as well.
Early weaning times are designed from/for people that really want the milk. Just b/c you CAN wean early doesn't mean you SHOULD wean early.
(KS Acres really needs to get a lighter soapbox...)
We don't wean anything (except wethers that people want to eat) before 12 weeks. It's more to your benefit in the long term to be 100% certain their rumens are completely active and ready to take over the digestive process.
I do know other producers that milk feed kids five months or better. If they were on their dams in "nature" they would be fed at least that long as well.
Early weaning times are designed from/for people that really want the milk. Just b/c you CAN wean early doesn't mean you SHOULD wean early.
(KS Acres really needs to get a lighter soapbox...)
