Posted by Vicki McGaugh on April 04, 2001 at 20:16:22:
In Reply to: Re: To Bottle Feed or NOT posted by GoatWorld on April 03, 2001 at 22:50:46:
Obviously the kid to pick to bottle feed should be one you are going to sell, since taking it away from a herd situation like yours is going to leave it a loner. If all three triplets are does, than pick this kid, but give this some thought. I am not a fan of milk replacer, the biggest reason is that most folks will not buy the most expensive non-soy kid milk replacers, instead using the scour, bloat causing uni-milk replacers, then blaming sick and unthrifty kids on bottle feeding. A better alternative is simply Grocery store milk, whole vitamin D, warmed in a bottle to 102 degrees, 22 ounces offered 3 times a day. Obviously if you are feeding lots of bottle babies a better alternative is to buy a good dairy goat for her extra milk to feed this type of kid. The doe knows that her milk supply isn't enough to feed all three kids, and is sacrificing this kid. Good luck with this! Vicki