Baby Question

[animal_kingdom]

I have quite a few goats for quite a number of years. I have a Nubian and the rest are boer or boer crosses.

I'm aquiring a baby girl Nubian in a couple of months after she is weaned.

Question is this: Do I feed her the same as all the other goats? I do this now with the Nanny Nubian except when she is in milk, we make exceptions and differences in feeding her.

I just want to be sure I do this right. The original Nubian we have was bought as a Nanny and I never had a doeling Nubian before.

I imagine I have nothing to worry for but just want to be positive!

Thanks!

[mpillow]

If you are planning to milk her....feed her up on the stand. Give her all she'll eat in about 7minutes twice a day. Up to about 1 pound a day. Feeding any goat hay before grain will absorb more of the grains nutrition...the hay slows things down.

My doelings are eating 1/2 c grain a day at 5 weeks old and also nursing mom. They get hay also and they are really growing well despite the yucky Spring weather!!!

Bucklings should not be given as much grain.

[animal_kingdom]

Yes we will be milking her eventually.

I think I get the feeding on the milkstand deal...is it because that way she'll easily get on the stand and milking is a pleasurable experience if you do it this way?

Makes sense to me.

Thanks for your advice! Sometimes the simplest of things turn out to be the greatest blessings.