JusticeFamilyFarm
Chillin' with the herd
I thought your post was funny because I have had so much experience lately with hearing such different answers from so many people I've talked to. The farm I took my goat husbandry class from said they have to separate the babies from the herd until they're weaned, because other does in milk will nurse them. Then the breeder I am looking at purchasing my goats from said that none of their does will allow another's baby to nurse from them, so they just pull the mama in with some other does and leave the babies with the herd (even with other does in milk, since they won't allow them to nurse). I was a little confused. But- reading this post, I guess it's like a lot of other things- it just depends on the goat!
And-wow- a goat nursing a calf would be a sight to see... and poor mama goat! When I raised the 1 and only calf I've bottle fed, I had a hard time keeping the bottle in my hands- he would have thrown that goat all over the place trying to nurse off her- large breed goat or not!
And-wow- a goat nursing a calf would be a sight to see... and poor mama goat! When I raised the 1 and only calf I've bottle fed, I had a hard time keeping the bottle in my hands- he would have thrown that goat all over the place trying to nurse off her- large breed goat or not!