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At birth | Colostrum Ad Lib within 2 hours and again within 6 hours |
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0-4 Days | Preferably leave on dam otherwise feed goat milk from dam or freshly kidded doe, 3-4 times a day ad lib |
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4-10 Days | Feed 3 times a day up to 400ml each time and adding Oxymav powder once a day at rate of 1 teaspoon per 4 kids. Use goat milk (NOT FROM POOLED SOURCE) for first 2 feeds.
The next 2 feeds should be 1/4 strength milk replacer and 3/4 strength goat milk followed by 2 more feeds of 1/2 goat milk and 1/2 milk replacer. Finally another 2 feeds of 3/4 strength milk replacer and 1/4 strength goat milk and the kids should then be right to go onto full strength milk replacer.
Make sure clean water is available at all times. May nibble a piece of hay.
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10-60 Days | Feed 600ml twice a day adding Oxymav to morning feed at rate of 1 teaspoon per 2 kids.
Offer good quality grain mix and hay. I use the milkers grain and the kids are offered up to 600 grams per day by the age of 5-6 weeks. Lucerne hay is always available. |
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Day 21 | Weigh kid and give Baycox 0.8ml per kg (single dose fed via bottle) |
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Day 42 | Weigh kid and give Baycox 0.8ml per kg (single dose fed via bottle) |
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Day 60 | Leave out morning feed and give 600ml in the evening
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Day 67 | Wean and continue to give grain twice a day until 8 months of age.
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