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let me try the pic thing again

He is so CUTE! Sorry, I can't help you with your question, but you have one little darlin' there :)

you could give the nanny some oxytocin to promote lacation
but if she doesnt want anything to do with the kid
you are going to have a uphill battle getting her to provide enough milk for the kid and her to like the kid as well .
if it was mine i would say to leave it on the bottle and feel lucky that the kid is alive and well .
Zeke

I hope you kid is stll doing well.I have a book called,
Storey's guide to raising Dairy goats.
Now by the looks of your photo you have boer goats but I think this will work for any type of kid.
This book suggests colostrum substitute

3 cups milk
1 beaten egg
1 teaspoon cod liver oil
1 tablespoon sugar
mix well.

This has the nutrition but not the antibodies.
I hope this helps.
I'm still waiting to see if one of mine will kid soon and am lucky enough to have some colostrum in the freezer.
Best of luck.
Ann.

Hows the baby doing?
Ann.

sorry it has been several days, i have been quite busy, the baby goat ended up only living for 24 hrs.
he started having quite a problem breathing, and started foaming at the corners of his mouth and out his nose. also after his first bowel movement, he started acting like his stomach was cramping, then he started squirting. He never did stand up. he was like a little skeleton with skin, poor thing. the momma doesn't act like anything happened.
yes he was mostly boer, the momma was boer/oberhasli mix
thanks