I have a 3 month old who wont..

[maryanne]

EAT!!!!!! He still drinks milk, is smaller than his twin brother who by the way eats alot of feed, but the "runt" runs over to the feeders with the herd, screaming just like they do, but when he gets to it, he just walks around nibbling the ground no feed just grass and has zero desire to smell the feed , eat it or attempt to try it. what do I do?? He is the only one like this out of 7 kids so far.He is playful,not sickly ever,and sweet... Is this "failure to thrive?"Any advise appreciated!!

[mygoat]

Are you still bottle feeding the kid, or letting mommy feed it? My advice is to wean it strictly. Give hit no choice but to browse and eat it's grain.

[susanne]

do you have this kid on cocci prevention? failure to drive could be a cocci problem. my kids are over 4 month old but still on bottle. they also eat alfa pellets, hay and browse.
i would put him on cocci treatment, fortefied b-complex once a day and probios. i would not wean him without knowing about his parasite status.

[maryanne]

He is a mom fed baby, never bottle fed.The pellet I give is medicated goat pellet for cocci but he will not eat it , hay or anything but he does lick the salt block and nibble the sweetlix block rarely.is the b complex a shot or drench?what is probios?

[goatmarm]

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[maryanne]

no runs or any noticeable difference until you pick him up, hes light..