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How to start the weaning process for bottle goats

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Just curious I am bottle feeding four goats two are getting 5 1/2 ounces of whole milk and the other two are getting 6 1/2 ounces of milk they get a bottle four times a day they was born on January 27 and the 31st how do I start getting them down to 3 bottle then two etc.
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I just drop a bottle, but I will usually do it one a month. So if your giving four, say at 6,11,4 and 6, drop one and give at 6, 12, and 6. When they are done complaining about that then drop the middle bottle, then either the morning or night. I usually drop the morning bottle first but it really doesn’t matter which one.
Some will cut down the amount per bottle until it’s hardly anything, but I don’t know that to me just makes it go on longer.
And of course you can just cut them all out at once if your really want to rip that bandaid off. I actually do a cold lamb bar free choice now so when it’s time I just don’t put the bucket out there any more and listen to the screaming for a few days lol
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Ok I feed them at 4,10,4,10 when I cut a bottle out do I just need to change all the times completely
Ok I feed them at 4,10,4,10 when I cut a bottle out do I just need to change all the times completely
I do. You could switch to 8, 2, 8.
I do. You could switch to 8, 2, 8.
Thank you I was scared to change it up on them didn’t know it would stress them out
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