Feeding Orphaned Fawns
Feeding Orphaned Fawns
Age | What to feed | Bottle feeding frequency | Volume (per bottle) |
|---|---|---|---|
Newborn to 2-day-old | Colostrum for the first 24–48 hours | 5 times/day, via bottle or stomach tube | 30–40 mL/kg |
2–7 days old | Milk replacer, lamb’s milk replacer, goat’s milk. | 4 times/day | Gradually increasing to 50 mL/kg |
8–14 days old | Milk replacer, lamb’s milk replacer, goat’s milk. | 3 times/day | Up to 300 mL |
2–4 weeks | Milk replacer, lamb’s milk replacer, goat’s milk; Add solid food (eg, goat chow, calf manna, and alfalfa hay). Indigenous natural browse should always be available | 3 times/day | Gradually increasing to 460 mL |
7 weeks | Solid food (eg, goat chow, calf manna, and alfalfa hay). Milk replacer, lamb’s milk replacer, goat’s milk; Indigenous natural browse should always be available | Once a day | 480 mL |
8–10 weeks | Solid food exclusively (eg, goat chow, calf manna, and alfalfa hay). Indigenous natural browse should always be available | N/A | N/A |