you don't have to, but it's more convinient for the doe and you if you wean it yourself.
It is better to wait to wean the goat until it is 12 to 14 weeks of age as the rumen is not fully developed until 10 weeks of age.
Gradually reduce the amount of milk you are feeding each day and supply extra hay
it can last from 3 weeks to 4 months depending on the goat. we have a yearling doe that still tries drinking milk but they shouldn't need milk after about 2 months.
This is a question that could be answered differently by every goat farm. On an average, bucks are weaned at 3-4 months, does are weaned 4-5 months. However, left to their mother's discretion, a mother goat allows the baby to wean naturally and longer than humans will.
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depends on the animal, like guinea pigs wean at about 2 weeks and dogs should wean about 6-8 weeks whereas African elephants don't wean for about 2 years.
she probaly wants to kiss you
Typically goats are weaned at 90 days. If you leave them on the doe, the doe will wean them herself, but it may not be until 5-6 months old. This varies from doe to doe. **** If you are choosing when to wean them, it is more important to pay attention to the weight and health of the kid. If they are eating solid food well (grain and hay) and weigh around 30 pounds, they can be safely separated from their mothers.
The best solution is to wean the foals together. Their ages are so close together that a little earlier or later won't make much difference.
actually it's called wean and you wean foals at about 6 or 7 months of age
he loves you more than you think