I bought three 18 day old baby Boar goats yesterday. The people were feeding them evaporated milk. The only replacer I could find was the Land O Lakes Ultra Fresh Lamb milk replacer. Can anyone tell me a simpler way of mixing it that would be fine for goats in a measuring cups.
Land O Lakes Ultra Fresh Lamb milk replacer used for goat kids
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ksalvagno
Alpaca Master
I would just buy whole cow's milk at the store. Then there is no mixing or anything. There has been a lot of diarrhea problems with feeding the milk replacer to goats.
Roll farms
Spot Master
I don't like replacers, I especially don't like replacers for one animal species given to another. I use whole (Vita D) milk from the grocery.
If you don't want to waste it, what I'd do is use straight Vita D from the store until they're about 6 wks old, and then slowly start using the replacer...1/4 bottle replacer / water mix, 3/4 bottle Vita D milk, then 1/2 and 1/2. Never more than half, though.
As far as 'easier way to mix it'...I'm not sure what you mean...? We used replacer for a cow and just put it in the bottle, added tepid water, and shook until it dissolved....then add enough hot water to fill the bottle.
I feed our kids 3x a day, around 20 oz ea. feeding at that age.
If you don't want to waste it, what I'd do is use straight Vita D from the store until they're about 6 wks old, and then slowly start using the replacer...1/4 bottle replacer / water mix, 3/4 bottle Vita D milk, then 1/2 and 1/2. Never more than half, though.
As far as 'easier way to mix it'...I'm not sure what you mean...? We used replacer for a cow and just put it in the bottle, added tepid water, and shook until it dissolved....then add enough hot water to fill the bottle.
I feed our kids 3x a day, around 20 oz ea. feeding at that age.
