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[Meaghan]

We've been washing them out after using them, but we don't have a bottle brush and obviously can't stick them in the dishwasher. The other challenge is that we don't drink soda, so buying them is a waste as we've only gotten one week of use out of a bottle. The calf bottle would be cheaper than buying 4 20 ounce soda bottles every week.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

We don't drink any soda either. I'm a tea gal. Dumping out the pop is cheaper than those other bottles though and usually, one set of pop bottles will last us through weaning. If you were throwing them out after each week, then yes, I can see that being more expensive. We do put ours in the dishwasher after we swish them with HOT water, bleach and soap. Works good here.

 

[goats&moregoats]

For my ND I use a regular baby bottle & nipple from the dollar store. Works great.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

The Zephyrhills sparkling water bottles are great for goat bottles. They stay nicer and you don't have to buy soda. They are clear and just over 16 ozo think. They are branded different in different regions, so yours might be a different breed. I also have hubby get bottles out of the break room trash too.

We use either Prichard nipples or the grey lambar nipples depending on age and size of baby. The grey ones last longer. Prichards are better for smaller or newer babies IMO.

 

[Meaghan]

Sorry it's been a while, the babies are doing well, but we had a disaster with the chicks we ordered. Post office took too long delivering them, and we ended up losing 32/46 chicks in less than 48 hours. Thankfully the hatchery refunded us, but still quite depressing.

We ended up ordering a few lamb/kid bottles online, they are 16 ounces and microwaveable and dishwasher safe. I just don't trust soda bottles in a microwave or dishwasher, they leach chemicals pretty bad and we want the babies to live long healthy lives. The bottles we ordered are coming with prichards, but we have the grey lambar nipples. I had no idea what they were called until I looked up the names, so thank you @Fullhousefarm! We'll see which ones work better for our babies.

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry about the loss of the chicks

 

[Meaghan]

@Hens and Roos: Thank you. We buried them under our large oak tree.

The babies are doing well and growing like weeds. We are going to take them to the vet down the road on March 1st to use their dog scale to weigh them (and because the vets demanded to see the cuteness for themselves!).

Ruby is a giant! She's gained at least 5lbs since we brought her home, maybe more! I would show her now if I had the time. Maybe in a few more months!

Emerald is competing with Ruby for design and size.

Amethyst is actually smaller than Emerald now, but she's still eating everything in sight.

Little Sapphire. She's small, but still drinking like a champ given her size. She's designed well, just like her sisters. Flat back, long legs, and a cute little nose!

I do have a question, though. Amethyst seems to have lost one of the caps/scabs from where she was disbudded. I just want others opinions if this looks okay. I know the scabs all fall off eventually, I just want to make sure the bloody area (not actively bleeding, just dried) is normal.

You can see the difference in the capped and uncapped sides on her head. It is so dang hard to get good pictures!

 

[goatboy1973]

The uncapped area looks fine to me. Looks like no oozing of yellow or green stuff so all looks normal.

 

[Meaghan]

@goatboy1973: I thought so, the red dried blood area just seemed a bit large to me. Thank you!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

x2 looks good.