Baby goat bath

[Ash2014]

Ash was born on New Year's day and her mother rejected her. I am now bottle feeding her inside because her mom kept kicking her. I want to give her a bath because she has dried poop on her tail, but everyone else is telling me not to. Some people said she is too small and other's said she will not like it and could get a cold. Any suggestions about how to get her clean??

[GraceAlice]

You could get her tail damp with a warm cloth so it comes off easier. Just keep putting waqrm water on the cloth and wiping until it's all off.

[Clovers_Clan]

Is it that gorilla glue yellow colostrum poo? Get a bucket of nice warm water and a rag. Dampen her hair just around the poo. It'll take some work it out and she won't be happy about it. Take your time so you don't pull hair or damage her tender skin. She will be much relieved.

[Frosted Mini's]

If she is living inside, I see no reason to avoid the bath, especially if you have a blow-dryer and can get her dry fast.

[Doug Hodges]

Give her a bath. Simple as that. Contrary to what the goats may think, water won't kill them.

[dozedotz]

We have had in the past goat mentors of great experience and success on this forum who regularly bathed all of their kids in the house in a bath tub and then made sure they were dry and comfortable before resuming their life. Did not appear to be a problem.

[punchiepal]

We bring all kids in the first few days (we bottle raise all kids) and most of them get a bath just after they are born or the next day.
The warm cloth will help loosen up the mess.
A bit of mineral oil may help it disconnect from body hair.
Or, haven't tried this for this purpose, olive cooking spray may work. We use olive oil spray on the mom's for easier clean up after delivery and if mess gets stuck to their tails. Never thought about using it for kiddos before.

[Ash2014]

I got it off. If she is almost a week old what should her poop look like. It was yellow and seedy, but now it's kind of runny. Should I be worried or is this normal?

[MDKatie]

I find it much easier to let it dry and then comb it out.

[GraceAlice]

Mustard in color?

[Ash2014]

Yeah it's a mustard color. But what I'm worried about is how it's kind of mushy. I don't want her to be getting scours or something. This is my first time bottle feeding a baby goat if you can't tell.

[GraceAlice]

Is it really runny, like diarrhea?

Here's the order of poos lol

Black tar (mecconium)
Mustard Poo (slightly runny colostrum poop)
Yellow Berries (Pretty solid)

and after those three stages it starts to form into normal poop.

[Kits&Kids]

It should start looking like darker pellits after 2 weeks. By then the colosterrm should be leaving there system.

[cfuhrer]

Originally Posted by MDKatie

I find it much easier to let it dry and then comb it out.

And/or scissors.

[Ash2014]

It must be the colostrum poo because it's not like water. That makes me feel a lot better. Just wanted to be sure because I read some where that diarrhea will most likely kill them. I sure will be glad when it gets more solid; it is terrible cleaning up after her!!! Thanks y'all...I'm sure I will be asking many more questions!

[Frosted Mini's]

Are you using powder milk replacer or whole cows milk from the store?

[Ash2014]

Powder

[cfuhrer]

Originally Posted by Ash2014

It must be the colostrum poo because it's not like water. That makes me feel a lot better. Just wanted to be sure because I read some where that diarrhea will most likely kill them. I sure will be glad when it gets more solid; it is terrible cleaning up after her!!! Thanks y'all...I'm sure I will be asking many more questions!

Couple cc's of Kaopectate. Mine always liked the peppermint flavor and gobbled it right down.

[Frosted Mini's]

I have not raised baby goats on milk replacer, but I did raise a lamb on it for awhile when I was going to college (it was one from the college farm). It seems that lamb always had yellow yucky poo...but I don't think I had him very long.

Since I haven't used milk replacer on kids myself, I can only comment that some people have had trouble with it causing scours or bloat. I think the ones who have success use a high-quality (re: expensive) one. I just feed either goats milk from my does, or if I don't have enough, then use store-bought whole cow milk. I have found I can switch back and forth between goats and cow milk with no issues in the kids--I have done so when I needed milk for sales.

[Ash2014]

I was reading somewhere that said that the milk replacer has killed them from scours, but so far I haven't had a problem. I'm hoping it stays that way. That's why I was worried about the colostrum poop. I was afraid it was the beginning of scours or something.