What to feed your new BABY GOAT

My best tips for caring for your new baby goat!

Hi there! 👋🏻 We live on a 1-acre farm right in the middle of the busy city of Phoenix, Arizona! Our names are Kevin & DaNelle, and we moved here in 2009, when our kids Ethan & Lydia were just 6 & 4 years old 🥰 Over the years we've raised goats for milk, chickens for eggs, built a fish/swim pond, planted fruit & nut trees, and grew a large garden full of veggies. We've also raised a bunch of other animals like pigs, sheep, turkeys, geese, peacocks, and more!

Now that our kids are away at college, we have settled into doing what we love most -- which is raising & breeding goats ethically to improve genetics. But don't worry, we'll forever love our goofy pet goats like Luna the herd queen & Willow the stump lover. We also still love raising chickens for eggs, gardening, tending to the fruit & nut trees, and growing fish in the pond. We use the fresh goat's milk to make cheese, butter, yogurt -- and we use that + everything else we harvest on our little farm to make delicious meals. Having a getaway from the busy world right in our backyard brings so much joy to us each day, and we hope it brings some to you, too. 🥰

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[farmhouseontherock]

I just wanted to let you know that I have been scheduling the Internet and specially YouTube looking for information because we’re going to get baby goats and they all gave so much different information and none of them gave the information I needed. But you have said it directly. You’ve helped me so much already and I’ve just gotten into the video and only halfway through. So thank you so much for doing your videos. They’re very much appreciated. I’ve been watching you for a while anyway but when I just put in what I needed to know you popped up and so thank you for all your information. God bless❤

[catiehinkle]

I love how Tilley always wants to be part of the action in your videos. There's something about her personality that makes me smile and laugh every time. It makes my day.

[sarahkroger]

Soooo I know bottle fed babies are typically friendlier, but of my two bottle babies and three dam raised kids, Charlie, the dam raised buckling is the sweetest goat I've ever met. The bottle babies are the next sweetest kids 😉 But all of the babies love attention. It really has to do with how much time and attention are given to them. Bottle babies spend more time being touched and petted typically....but with five goat loving kids and me who spend tons of time loving on them, they are attention hungry now 😍🐐

[joshcourville]

I really do love yalls video. I am from Louisiana and really injured your family's out look on life.

[Guildbrookfarm]

Great video DaNelle :0) I just love Tilly

[sapphirelily]

love your video's they always make me smile.

[liztinsley]

If you could, if you know you’re going to get baby goats at a certain time order ahead of time some Timothy hay or some alfalfa hay. Alfalfa hay is pretty rich so you might wanna get Timothy as well. And also, you don’t have to buy hay from the Feed Store. You could order online or you could find hay farms that you can order from. Just a suggestion.

[honeyy]

Thank you for a well explain what goats eat. Ive been wanting to get goats for the longest time but i feel they are expensive to feed and stuff. But when its 90% hay and what they find in nature i guess its alright! :D Much love from Norway

[jessicajustice]

Ours are due in 1-2 weeks. Can't wait.

[rushikeshmehetre]

Now that baby Tilly is grandma of two baby goats!😀

[LittleHomesteadOnAHill]

Thanks for the great video! I’ve subscribed and turned on notifications! First time goat owner here.. I have 2 Nigerian dwarf doelings, almost ready to wean off of the bottle. So far all I’ve been feeding them other than the bottle is a little alfalfa 2x per day. I have water out for them as well as baking soda and minerals (separately). I’ve been having a hard time finding information on exactly what to feed them once they’re weaned. What kind of pellets and how much? What kind of grains and how much? I plan to free feed alfalfa but I don’t know how much and how often to give other things. Any help on that would be SO appreciated!

[daleandelladyethomas]

I think I should mention the importance of fiber. At this stage in a goats life it is CRUCIAL that they develop good rumen capacity, as it will effect their production(milk or other) a lot later in life. Goats can not eat alfalfa pellets as there sole feed, it can not be "100% of their food", even though it is just compact grass. They need the long fiber found in hay or forage to have good digestive health, and to thrive. The fibers found it the alfalfa pellets are not long enough to suffice. The long fibers are what feed the micro-organisms in their rumen. If they do not have these fibers they can die. Grain can upset goats digestive systems in large and infrequent quantities, but it can also be very beneficial to growth especially in young kids. During weaning time we give kids 1/4 cup (for nigerian kids) of 16% protein feed divided, into two feedings. And then through the summer they graze on pasture and typically do not need it. Even then, we do not wean kids until they are about 4 months old, so they get a good start. If we were to wean earlier we would probably have to feed more grain, so it really depends. Through the winter it depends on the quality of hay. In Indiana we can have pretty harsh winters where a surprising amount of feed goes to keeping them warm and fat so hay just sometimes does not cover it. The grain adds carbohydrates. It IS important to us however to not feed soy or corn (or any other hormone disruptive grains) to our goats. I understand we have different climate so your animals might not need the boost.

[letshomesteadinstead]

Hi sweetie! new sub from LetsHomesteadInstead ;-) I needed to see this video!

[Punkyyyyyyyy]

When Puddin *my goat* had her baby he wouldn’t drink from the mom or anything.We was thinkin about bottle feeding but he was 1d old so I went down there every hour trying to teach him how to nurse.But then the day after, after all that training he finally got the hang of it now he is 4ds old and he is a bouncing baby boy

[landonlivingston]

We just got 2 Nigeria dwarf goats and have had them for about 4 days now
They grew up with there mom and are still pretty skittish around us! What’s your advice on how to get them to trust us and be playful?

[sakthiramar]

You can also use grass or a bunch of leaves instead of hay.

[nicnstine]

We are getting a young doe and wether soon. Do you know if Chaffhaye is safe to feed our wether? Thanks

[assfasdf]

Hi, how much milk should I feed them and how many times a day? Thank you

[RayleneGerhardSenekalChalmbers]

Hi I have been watching your bids for some time and I always wanted a baby goat but just 2 days ago I came across a goat giving birth just in front our yard and she gave birth to 2 baby goats...I have no clue what will happen and I really need some advice how to care for them while there mom is here and when we give her back to her owner but are planning on keeping the babies so plz it would be great if you gave some ideas or advice on how I should care for them..this bid helps too bit need more info

[hannaschwaderer]

I am not trying to hate but, I have boar goats and they prefer grain. they always have grass and hay, but if it is winter and there is snow on the ground they eat hay. I feed 1 goat a little grain but i have found that feeding my boar goats grain 2 times per day is the best for them. That might be just boar goats but that is what i have observed over the years. BTW i love your videos.