Bottle Feeding Chart for Pygmy Goat Kids
Age |
Number of feeds |
Amount |
Approx’ times |
| Birth to 3 wks | 4 (or 5) | 1-3oz | 8, 12, 4, 8 (+11pm) |
| 3-6 weeks | 3 | 4-6oz | 8, 2, 8 |
| 6-9 weeks | 2 | 6-8oz | 8,8 |
| 9-12 weeks | 1 | 8-10oz | 8am |
Kids should be encouraged to eat/nibble hay & concentrate from a few weeks onwards. They learn this by copying their mother which is why it always better to leave bottle babies with their mother if at all possible.