Newborn baby goat- need help!

[Cjz515]

Hi! We have two Pygmy goats, had them for 4.5 years. On Christmas Eve, we went out to find a newborn baby. We had absolutely no idea she was pregnant. It’s supposed to be getting cold this week and we have no idea what to do to make sure baby stays alive. We have a pen but obviously mama and baby can’t be there with dad, so we’ve separated them and made a make shift pen for mama and baby but it’s not perfect. We also have covid so we can’t just go get supplies.

Mama is taking good care of him, he’s nursing really well.

Any suggestions or help would be so so appreciated. Here’s baby

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Hi! We have two Pygmy goats, had them for 4.5 years. On Christmas Eve, we went out to find a newborn baby. We had absolutely no idea she was pregnant. It’s supposed to be getting cold this week and we have no idea what to do to make sure baby stays alive. We have a pen but obviously mama and baby can’t be there with dad, so we’ve separated them and made a make shift pen for mama and baby but it’s not perfect. We also have covid so we can’t just go get supplies.

Mama is taking good care of him, he’s nursing really well.

Any suggestions or help would be so so appreciated. Here’s baby

How cold is it going to get? If it’s in the 40s it can stay outside with mom, if it gets into the 30s and below put it in your house. All you need is a tub and a pee pad. Or even just some hay to put in the tub.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

@Fuchsia?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

@JustBabyMargo you have goats right?

 

[Cjz515]

How cold is it going to get? If it’s in the 40s it can stay outside with mom, if it gets into the 30s and below put it in your house. All you need is a tub and a pee pad. Or even just some hay to put in the tub.

Oh yea, it’s going to be 20. I can bring him and mama into the house and keep them in my laundry room. How long until he would be okay to be outside under 40 degrees?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Oh yea, it’s going to be 20. I can bring him and mama into the house and keep them in my laundry room. How long until he would be okay to be outside under 40 degrees?

Mom doesn’t have to come in. Around 2 weeks.

 

[Cjz515]

Mom doesn’t have to come in. Around 2 weeks.

Thank you for the help! I appreciate it a lot

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

2 or 3 weeks he can go back out

 

[JustBabyMargo]

@JustBabyMargo you have goats right?

Yes, I do, but mine have not been bred yet or anything, so they haven’t had babies.

When my Nigerian Dwarfs were babies, we put coats on them and set up a heat lamp for them to stay under. (One of my goats was a triplet, so she was extra tiny, but I have no experience with newborns because I got mine at about 6 weeks)

Coats-

Picture of them under the heat lamp (this is from when they were older)-

 

[Cjz515]

Yes, I do, but mine have not been bred yet or anything, so they haven’t had babies.

When my Nigerian Dwarfs were babies, we put coats on them and set up a heat lamp for them to stay under. (One of my goats was a triplet, so she was extra tiny, but I have no experience with newborns because I got mine at about 6 weeks)

Coats-
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Picture of them under the heat lamp (this is from when they were older)-
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That little coat is adorable! I thought about a heat lamp but I was worried it wouldn’t be warm enough. She sure shocked us having this little guy and of course it would be mid winter!