Just have a quick moment... been raising goats and sheep for over 40 years. Highly recommend avoiding any milk replacer if at all possible, it leads to digestive difficulties and failure to thrive. Goat's milk makes an excellent substitute for most species, have raised children, kids, lambs, calves, and a kitten (who is now a healthy 17 yo cat) on it. I always try to put as much in the freezer as possible in the fall so as not to be caught at kidding/lambing time without a supply. I froze in quart ziplocs this year for storage ease, I have found it more easily defrosted in this packaging. If your milk is frozen fresh and has not been in the freezer more than a year it should do well. If it does have some separation it can be whirled in the blender to reconstitute. Always give it the "sniff test" before feeding to be sure it hasn't soured. If you can find a local breeder to purchase milk from I think it is a good investment. When they are newborns feed them small amounts (1-2 ounces) frequently, at least 4-6 times daily. Too much at one time can cause scours or even enterotoxemia. Work them up gradually, you can find a chart of quantities to feed for specific ages on the internet I am certain. Always try to get as many feedings of colostrum as possible from the dam or another lactating female on your farm within the first 12 hours as absorption of the antibodies from the gut will begin to drop off after that. Got to get out to chores, good luck with those babies!
