Bottle baby not eating when to be concerned.

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Kid was on mom for 2 days and then rejected, first 2 days drank like a champ. Took the bottle the fastest I'd seen and drank a lot. Day 3 no interest in the bottle at all, would much rather bounce around the kitchen like a typical goat kid. I haven't seen her back on mom but maybe she is sneaking meals or stealing from another doe.

Part of me is concerned that she is not drinking, but she has so much energy and is acting like a normal kid has me confused.
 

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Feel her tummy, full or not? Sounds like she's with group & you bring in to feed 🤷. If so, bring her in for couple hrs, return her and watch. At only a few days they'll nurse frequently and she'll go to a doe. Mom may have taken her back.

Let us know.
 
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I have caught her on camera nursing from mom. However it seems like Mom only stands for her if her twin is also feeding, I haven't seen that behavior before. We have another bottle baby the same age so it's not a hassle to make an extra bottle and top her off.
 
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