Raising Goats

Raising Goats at Goat Milk Stuff

We pull kids at birth and bottle raise. We start this schedule with the oldest kids and add new kids into the schedule so everybody is getting their medicines at the same time.
Note: This information is provided as an example of how we raise goats at Goat Milk Stuff. We are not veterinarians and you should seek the advice of a professional vet before medicating your goat.

At Birth: For us starting 2/18/12)

Bo-Se shot: ½ - 1 cc subq (depending upon condition and size of kid)
Spray umbilical cord with iodine
Feed warm colostrum:
    Heat treating colostrum: 135-140 degrees for one hour
    minimum 2 oz per pound of body weight in first 12 hours.
       (e.g. 7 pound goat needs 14 oz of colostrum).
    After kid consumes 20 oz of colostrum, switch over to milk.
Feed warm milk:
    Pasteurizing milk: 165 degrees for 15 seconds
    Add a pinch of baking soda to each kid’s bottle once per day. If feeding with a lambar, a pinch per kid.
    Feed 4 times per day til 2 weeks (unless really tiny)
    Feed 3 times per day from 2 weeks to 8 weeks
    Feed 2 times per day from 2 months til weaning
    Each kid drinks as much milk as they want.

Day 20 (For us 3/10/12):

Coccidia prevention - 5 day treatment repeated every 20 days
Worm - single dose repeated every 28 days.
If kids are separate from adult goats, use Valbazen – 1 cc per 10 lbs orally
If kids are kept with adult goats, use Cydectin – 1 cc per 22 lbs orally
Offer water (make sure can’t drown)
Offer hay, alfalfa pellets, minerals, oats
Trim feet

Day 21-24 (For us 3/11/12 - 3/14/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 45: (For us 4/4/12)

Coccidia prevention
Worm - single dose repeated every 20 days.
If kids are separate from adult goats, use Valbazen – 1 cc per 10 lbs orally
If kids are kept with adult goats, use Cydectin – 1 cc per 22 lbs orally
CD&T injection: 2cc subq
Trim feet

Day 46-49 (For us 4/5/12 - 4/8/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 70: (For us 4/29/12)

CD&T: 2 cc subq
Copper Bolus 1 gram per 22 lbs
Coccidia prevention (unless on medicated meat goat pellets)
Worm - single dose repeated every 20 days.
If kids are separate from adult goats, use Valbazen – 1 cc per 10 lbs orally
If kids are kept with adult goats, use Cydectin – 1 cc per 22 lbs orally
Trim feet

Day 71-74 (For us 4/30/12 - 5/3/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 95: (For us 5/24/12)

CD&T: 2 cc subq
Coccidia prevention (unless on medicated meat goat pellets)
Worm cydectin: 1 cc per 22 lb orally
Trim feet

Day 96-99 (For us 5/25/12 - 5/28/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 120: (For us 6/18/12)

CD&T: 2 cc subq
Coccidia prevention (unless on medicated meat goat pellets)
Worm cydectin: 1 cc per 22 lb orally
Trim feet

Day 121-124 (For us 6/19/12 - 6/22/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 145: (For us 7/13/12)

CD&T: 2 cc subq
Coccidia prevention (unless on medicated meat goat pellets)
Worm cydectin: 1 cc per 22 lb orally
Trim feet

Day 146-149 (For us 7/14/12 - 7/17/12):

Coccidia prevention

Day 170: (For us 8/7/12)

CD&T: 2 cc subq
Coccidia prevention (unless on medicated meat goat pellets)
Worm cydectin: 1 cc per 22 lb orally
Trim feet

Day 171-174 (For us 8/8/12 - 8/11/15):

Coccidia prevention

August 15th

Kids should have gained 10 pounds per month and be 80-90 pounds by 7 months old, before being bred.

Add Calf Manna to daily feeding
Doelings - lysigin: 5 cc subq
Bucks: Bo-se: 1 cc per 40 lbs subq
Bucks: CD&T: 2 cc subq
All goats – worm cydectin: 1 cc per 22 lbs orally
All goats - copper bolus
All goats: trim feet