Newborns are called infants or children. Goats are really very cute, frolicking and always following their mother on their little legs. They need proper care when they are just born.
Good care during this time will ensure your business has healthy and productive goats. Sometimes you might consider keeping these adorable goats as pets.
But caring for newborn goats requires a lot of step-by-step and hard work. It’s not as easy as you think. But it will be much easier if you let your children take care of the children.
If you want to take care of goats, you need to know the basics of goat care well.
You need to understand what is good for children and what is bad. However, here we will talk in more detail about how to care for goats.
How to take care of goats
Newborn goats are beautiful, but helpless, like other animals or people. Babies should be left alone with their mother for the first few weeks after birth.
Babies especially need to be breastfed by their mother for the first 24 hours after birth. During this period, children need colostrum.
Colostrum is the first milk produced by a female after giving birth. And colostrum is considered vital milk. During the first 24 hours after birth, the mucous membrane of the goat’s digestive system can only accept colostrum.
This first milk is enriched with various nutrients, antibodies and proteins. Colostrum also helps protect children from various diseases.
Make sure a suitable place is prepared for children where they can spend the night. The chosen place should be sufficiently dry and warm, protected from the sun and rain.
The draft is not suitable for children. Therefore, make sure that there are no drafts in the room.
For sleeping, stock fresh, clean hay for babies. Place a heat lamp in a babyhouse or cabin in the winter. This will keep the baby warm and comfortable.
Feed your goats often and regularly. They usually have a small belly after birth. It will therefore be necessary to feed them often (several times a day).
You need to feed babies at least 4-5 times a day. Feeding 4-5 times a day can be very difficult for you.
This is why most goat keepers leave their goats to care for their young for several days after birth. If you don’t want your children to take care of the babies, you can consider feeding them goat’s milk or milk replacer through a bottle feeding system.
Hold the pacifier close to your baby’s mouth to give him the bottle. Sometimes babies refuse at first, but after a few tries they start suckling. You must be patient.
You need to take care of the goats to avoid any health issues and keep the goats healthy.
Trim children’s hooves regularly and deworm them. Give them all the necessary vaccines when they are young.
Before vaccination, it would be best if you contact one of the nearest veterinarians. Regularly clean children’s ears, hooves, muzzles and legs with a warm, damp cloth.
These are the basic steps for caring for goats. If you plan to keep goats as pets, you can also consider naming goats. However, be very careful in the very steps and always try to take care of it. To be in a good health!
