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She's been an indoor bottle baby the last 2 weeks. I think I'm going to get her crate set up in the back seat and sit back there with her. I know she's had a bunch of attention and I know she's not going to be pleased to leave her other goat bottle baby friend (not siblings but still raised...

Tomorrow's the day we're picking up our 4 week old Nubian/Boer mix doeling. I guesstimate her car ride will be probably just under 2 hours. I've only picked up one goat previously - he was about 8 weeks old and had about a 15 minute ride. He was fine in my lap in the backseat. I'm a little...

Thanks for the input - love the shirt and pinning that to the diaper idea. We figured we'd keep her indoors for just a bit. I think goats need to be goats but if she hasn't been outside I don't want to stress her with travel and learning what the outdoors are lol We were told she is eating hay...

We are bringing home a 3, almost 4 week old bottle baby this weekend to add to our goat crew. Her mother was not providing her with enough milk so she went on the bottle at one week. Her current owners keep her in the house all the time. We're looking at having her in the house for at least a...

As I posted in a different thread, we're looking at bringing home a 3 month old buckling who is going to be banded right before we bring him home. We plan on going over all of his feeding info with his current owner (how often to bottle feed, what kind of grain he's eating), but what can we do...

I am considering bringing home a 10-12 week Boer/Nubian mix. As of last night his current owner says this week he needs one bottle a day and next week 1/2 bottle a day and then he should be weaned. He's been eating sav a kid milk replacer and I was wondering if it would be ok to switch him to...

Obviously goat and mini horses are different creatures, but it seems like a lot of their needs are the same - vaccinations, hoof trimmings, wormings, etc. I have a farrier for the mini - no way do I trust doing her hooves myself. Does anyone do their own goat hoof trimming or do you rely on a...

Thanks for the replies! I didn't mean anything harsh about the bottle babies except for the fact I wasn't sure if that was done strictly for a pet option. To me, that seemed kind if wrong. However, I could see where that would be a good thing in regards to getting milk. I literally am just...

Let me preface this by saying I have zero experience with goats and am making sure to find out as much as possible before we even think about bringing any one home. I apologize in advance for all the newbie questions :) I have a miniature horse and I'd like to get her some companions. She...