Last minute questions...

[chickenista]

Tomorrow I go to get my bottle babies. Yikes.

I have some last minute questions..

I happen to have a bag of lamb replacer. Could I, should I mix a teeny tiny bit in with the whole milk for feeding time?

I also have a bag of sheep mineral. I know it does not have the copper needed, but could I use it and somehow supplement copper. I don't know why they don't make smaller bags of this stuff.

I am getting some very nice hay.. this time it is alfalfa rich. Is that ok?

Should I restrain them from browse and nibbling for the first few days or let them bounce around and nibble? Their pen has honeysuckle in it.

And is there anything on earth you can think of that I should know before tomorrow or the next few days after that?

[ozark_jewels]

Honeysuckle is wonderful goat food, let them bounce and nibble to hearts content.
I wouldn't mess with the milk replacer and the milk. Just stick with the milk for safetys sake.
Supplementing them with copper in some way is going to be more trouble(at least it would be for me) than picking up a good bag of a lower-salt good cattle mineral and feeding that. But that is up to you.
Alfalfa hay is great for growing kids and working goats, so that is good.
Be sure to give them timely CDT shots, worming, etc. Free-choice clean water, hay. I free-choice grain to my kids while they are small, then ration it when they really start eating well.

[Minelson]

What Emily said....

[Backfourty,MI.]

I 2nd what Emily said too! But also wanted to say Congratulations & Welcome to their world!! Don't forget if you can we would Love to see pictures? How old are your new babies?