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Awwwwww. Thanks for being a good daddy.
A day in the life of Trip and Caramel - Updated PICS 20130218
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alsea1
True BYH Addict
He is a very pretty goat.
madcow
Loving the herd life
He's spoiled rotten and I bet he stinks because of it! He is absolutely adorable! He seems to love his herd as much as his herd loves him.
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ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
It is official, he is registered. N1621867. I told him while giving him his afternoon bottle, but he did not seem to care. He was all about the bottle.
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ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
So about his eat habits.....
He is getting a 20 oz. Bottle three times a day. He is eating hay, he prefers the Alfalfa / Orchard Grass Mix over the Grass hay. He is eating 1/2 - 3/4 cup of feed (16% Goat Ration) morning and evening. Is that too much, not enough, just right.
For the record, i am going by Roll Farms' page "baby goat info" I plan to weigh him this weekend and will post a new pic.
Days 14-60
Introduce them to pelleted feed a good 16% goat ration.
Offer only a handful at first, and change it out daily. They wont eat old feed.
You can research what is a good feed in your area, not all feeds are available in all places and there are many additives you may (or may not) want to consider, such as ammonium chloride to help prevent Urinary Calculi or Deccox / Rumensin to help prevent Coccidiosis.
A good, loose mineral should be offered as well. Be sure it has adequate copper levels and is formulated for goats. Refresh the mineral often, goats will ignore old mineral.
Bottles at 8am - 2pm 9pm 16-20 oz.
2 mos. -
Assuming they are doing well at eating their grain / hay, cut them back to 2 bottles a day and adjust the amount of feed you put out. They will quickly figure out that that empty feeling in their tummy is helped by eating the pellets. 1/8-1/4 cup of feed offered 2x a day.
8am 2pm 20 oz.
2.5 mos.
One bottle, 1x a day, and adjust feed amounts accordingly to roughly 1/4-1/2 cup 2x a day. Meat breeds will need more than dairy, minis less than standards, etc.
3 mos.
No more bottles Youre a big kid now!
For the complete page, click here - http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=586-baby-goat-info
He is getting a 20 oz. Bottle three times a day. He is eating hay, he prefers the Alfalfa / Orchard Grass Mix over the Grass hay. He is eating 1/2 - 3/4 cup of feed (16% Goat Ration) morning and evening. Is that too much, not enough, just right.
For the record, i am going by Roll Farms' page "baby goat info" I plan to weigh him this weekend and will post a new pic.
Days 14-60
Introduce them to pelleted feed a good 16% goat ration.
Offer only a handful at first, and change it out daily. They wont eat old feed.
You can research what is a good feed in your area, not all feeds are available in all places and there are many additives you may (or may not) want to consider, such as ammonium chloride to help prevent Urinary Calculi or Deccox / Rumensin to help prevent Coccidiosis.
A good, loose mineral should be offered as well. Be sure it has adequate copper levels and is formulated for goats. Refresh the mineral often, goats will ignore old mineral.
Bottles at 8am - 2pm 9pm 16-20 oz.
2 mos. -
Assuming they are doing well at eating their grain / hay, cut them back to 2 bottles a day and adjust the amount of feed you put out. They will quickly figure out that that empty feeling in their tummy is helped by eating the pellets. 1/8-1/4 cup of feed offered 2x a day.
8am 2pm 20 oz.
2.5 mos.
One bottle, 1x a day, and adjust feed amounts accordingly to roughly 1/4-1/2 cup 2x a day. Meat breeds will need more than dairy, minis less than standards, etc.
3 mos.
No more bottles Youre a big kid now!
For the complete page, click here - http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=586-baby-goat-info
that's*satyrical
Loving the herd life
He is too cute. I love his color!
Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
Oh my. Trip is your little boy for sure. What a cutie pie he is. Too bad he doesn't have opposible thumbs, you could put him to work holding the screw!
Clicker training time! Why not teach him to pull a cart so he can haul your stuff around while you work? He's going to get big and can probably eventually draft about 400 pounds. He would like it. Or get him a little pack saddle so he can carry your tools for you. Then he will follow you everywhere when you work.
Clicker training time! Why not teach him to pull a cart so he can haul your stuff around while you work? He's going to get big and can probably eventually draft about 400 pounds. He would like it. Or get him a little pack saddle so he can carry your tools for you. Then he will follow you everywhere when you work.
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ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
This morning, he was 23.5 lbs. so he gained 3.5 lbs in 2 weeks.
madcow
Loving the herd life
Doesn't sound like he's missing any meals! LOL!ThreeBoysChicks said:
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ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
Well, it finally warmed up enough to actually be outside and taking pictures. This is not the best picture, but he will not stand still and is always right beside my leg. Today, he weighed 31.5 lbs. And he got a new friend. Check out this post http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=305374#p305374 He was a big baby. At first, this little 11 lb baby girl was chasing him all over the yard. Then he realized, hey, she wants to play. I know they can not stay together for long, but he sure is happy as the two of them were snug as two bugs in a rug in his box I built for him to sleep in.
You have to admit, he is a very handsome boy. He looks so much like is father.....
You have to admit, he is a very handsome boy. He looks so much like is father.....
