2 week old goat help please

I would go to your dad and get some of his "goat milk", especially if he has a a doe who has just kidded...take some of her collostrum. (I'm concerned your little one has not had the first milk it needs to survive.)

I would give her all the milk she wants (warm milk) several times a day and keep a quality hay out for her to nibble on. (I would also give her a big glob of Probios Paste to give her little rumen a boost. I know some would not give this PP to a kid so young; but I do.)

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Thank you so much everyone for your advice. We went into this scared that we'd do her more harm then good but thanks to all the great advice I feel pretty confident we can keep her happy and healthy. We can't get any collustrum from her mother because you can't handle her or go near her. She's a very mean goat! I've been giving her some calf collustrum replacer I know it's super important for babies so I figured she needed some

At 2 weeks old, while the extra antibodies are always good, the true *flush* of colostrum is long past. If she hadn't gotten any, she'd probably be dead. Kids lose their ability to absorb most colostrum within 24-36 hours after birth. After that, although they can absorb *some* antibodies through their intestinal tract, they don't get the full, needed shot.

~smiles~ Which means, if you want to feed her colostrum (they make a commercial goat colostrum as well, which will probably be better for her), it certainly won't hurt her, and there is likely a small benefit for her in it, but it may not be enough of a benefit to justify the cost of the stuff.

Probiotic Paste will get her rumen working. Thy also make a "Kid and Lamb Boost" paste that is good.

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how long is it? If it's just a couple inches then that is normal and it will eventually fall off on it's own.

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As long as it is not red or hot it is fine. Those cords are tough and seem to take forever to fall off!

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