Our Kid Goats' are FINALLY a month old!
Since the kids are a month old, it's time to wean them off milk.
Step (1) Train the kids to drink milk from a pan, instead of a bottle. We start training them at about 2 weeks old. (This makes it much easier, and faster to feed the kid goats)
Step (2) Feed the kid (s) half as much milk as you would normally feed them when they are 1 month old. Keep giving them less and less each day. Make sure they have access to as much fresh water and green grass/hay as they could ever want.
Step (3) Once they are off goat's milk, move the kids into their permanent home and/or in with the full grown goats.
Step (4) You're done! You finally weaned the kid goats off milk! Now you can actually start drinking all of the goat milk!
We Kept 4 Kids
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Cinnamon |
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Miriam (sleeping on one of the (human) kids lap) |
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Pat |
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Milka |
What Price Did We Sell Our Kids?
The doelings sold right away for $75 each, so we will charge a higher price next year. But it took us a while to rid of one of the bucklings for $50, so we'll keep the price the same for next year. The reason we sell the kid goats, is to pay for the goats hay in the winter. Plus, the faster you sell the kid goats, the more milk you'll get to drink.
Since the kid goats are a month old, they love to:
chew on stuff
nibble on our hair
follow us around
jump on our legs & backs
eat dandelions
suck on our fingers
and
chew on grass
But their favorite thing to do, is drink milk. It's really funny watching our kids tail wag, while they drink milk!
