how long do you bottle feed?

[charliesbugs]

Our babies are eating hay and goat pellets. How long do you all bottle feed your kids?We have one buckling whose mom won't feed him and 5 others who get mom's milk once a day( two aren't even hers , but she feeds'em all) and bottles to suppliment.They are all pretty much eating hay and some goat pellets.How long for bottles?

[HazyDay]

I have been told 2 months but my 2 bucklings are big to wean so im feeding till 3 months. Some one said they just weaned a 7 month old buck But thats way to long for me! I may be weaning just as school starts agian!

[DocM]

Somewhere around 12 weeks, some wean themselves earlier and just start refusing bottles. Some want to take a bottle for a couple of years...

[topside1]

• Day one- 6 oz. (per feeding) colostrum, every 4 hours.
• Day two- 8 oz. (per feeding) colostrum/whole milk, 4 times a day
• Day three- 10 oz. (per feeding) colostrum/whole milk, 4 times a day
• Day four- 10-12 oz. (per feeding) colostrum/whole milk, 4 times a day.
• For the next week- 10-12 oz. (per feeding) 4 times a day.
• For the next 2 months- 10-12 oz. (per feeding) 3 times a day.
• For the next 1 month- 10-12 oz. (per feeding) 2 times a day.
• 10-12 oz. (per feeding) once a day for two weeks.

This is just an example....I wean bottle babies a tad over two months because they are a real pain...

[charliesbugs]

these babies were born Feb 17th and Feb 22nd. two of them jumped in my lap tonight. they are so spoiled.thanks for the info,all.