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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: john2708 on January 30, 2011, 12:34:39 pm

Title: baby goats
Post by: john2708 on January 30, 2011, 12:34:39 pm

hi i was just wondering at what age can i sell my baby goats at 2 of them are 3 weeks old abit young i would of thought to go yet but just wonted to know at what age they could be sold at. cheers john

Title: Re: baby goats
Post by: jinglejoys on January 30, 2011, 05:57:43 pm

Depends on whether they are bottle reared or not and how much experiance the potential owner has

Title: Re: baby goats
Post by: ballingall on January 30, 2011, 06:07:26 pm

They need to be fed milk until they are a minimum of 8 weeks old, and really normally it would be until at least 12 weeks old. They can be sold once they are 12 weeks, but if before then, they need to be either bottle fed, or their mum has to go with them!


Beth

Title: Re: baby goats
Post by: john2708 on January 30, 2011, 06:26:13 pm

well im not in a rush they feed of there mum so ill leave them the full 12 weeks only need to sell them as there both boys

Title: Re: baby goats
Post by: jinglejoys on January 31, 2011, 10:26:15 am

Don't forget to have them castrated then ;)