176- The Boofc of the Goat. 



together is shown in Fig. 29. This consists of a tin 

 trough 2ft. long fitted with taps, to which are connected 

 the large rubber teats made for lambs. When, however, 

 liquid food containing any solid particles is used it must 

 be strained, or the orifice of the teats will be choked. 



Goats' milk must constitute the sole food for the first 

 week, after which fresh cows' milk may be added in 

 gradually increasing quantities until given alone at the 

 end of a fortnight ; a week later some good skim-milk 

 scalded and cooled to ordinary milk temperature may be 

 mixed with the new milk in the proportion of one-third 

 at first, and a half a few days later. At this stage some 

 linseed-tea, peameal broth, or oatmeal gruel may be 

 introduced into the milk, in order to increase its feeding 

 properties, the quantity being augmented slightly each 

 day, until at eight weeks old the kid may have the arti- 

 ficial food alone. Linseed-tea is made by boiling half a 

 pound of the seed in five and a half pints of water; it 

 takes the place in some degree of the cream that has been 

 abstracted from the milk. Peameal broth is not boiled, 

 but made into brose by pouring boiling water on and 

 stirring until fine; this jellies on cooling, when it must be 

 intimately mixed with the milk, so that the whole is free 

 from lumps. The composition I prefer, however, is what 

 is known as Lancaster Calf Meal, made by Messrs. Bibby 

 and Sons, of Liverpool, which is much preferred by kids 

 to any of the other artificial foods above mentioned. 



Kids reared by hand in this way require regular and 

 careful feeding, beginning with a pint daily for the first 

 three days or a week, according to the appetites of the 

 animals, and increasing the quantity as they are able to 

 take more ; they will be far healthier, however, and thrive 

 better with a little under-feeding than with too much. 

 One over-dose may cause scouring, which will throw them 

 back for days. Four meals a day should be given for 



