The cost of raising bottle baby goats. I have did the research and have did it this way for years now I have the numbers to back it up.
It will take you 224 16oz bottles to feed out a bottle baby to 8 weeks old 4 bottles per day.
Whole Milk
Cost for us $1.09
8- 16oz bottles per gallon
Cost $0.13 per bottle
Total of 28 gallons of milk
Total cost to feed 1 bottle baby $29.12 to 8 weeks old
Doe's Match Milk replacer
8lbs bag $28.99
3oz to make 1- 16oz bottle
42.66- 16oz bottles per 8lb bag
Cost $0.67 per 16oz bottle
Total of 42lbs of Doe's Match
Total cost to feed 1 bottle baby $150.08 to 8 weeks old
DuMor Milk Replacer
7lbs bag $24.99
3oz to make 1- 16oz bottle
37.33- 16oz bottles per 7lb bag
Cost $0.66 per 16oz bottle
Total of 42lbs of DoMor
Total cost to feed 1 bottle baby $147.84 to 8 weeks old
