Baby goats will always act hungry. Feed them the recommended amount, then leave some hay free choice & they'll start to nibble. I wouldn't give them apple at this age, particulary since they've only been on the bottle for 4 days. Show them hay is good to the best of your ability. Right now they are still single-stomached animals, and their rumens are just starting to function. You don't want to be changing their feed quickly or in quantity as they can get very ill. Moderation is the key. Jack Maulden, google it (Boer Goats) has a recommended feeding schedule on his website if you don't have one available. We dam raise whenever possible & only have had a few bottle babies so I don't remember it. You are correct they should have solid food available at all times-preferably hay, leaves are good too. After feeding, feel their stomachs. They should not feel hard, nor empty. A little squishy. Compare before and after feeding so you know what I'm talking about. In another week you should be able to knock the feedings down to 3x a day, then 2 later. Offer a bowl of fresh water, but not too much as you don't want them to fill up on all water & not take the bottle, they've actually been known to starve in this manner. Keep a low sided water bucket low so they can't possible drown! Was the mom vaccinated at all? CD/T is a good vaccination to give them for overeating disease. They don't need it but it is common practice. If mom wasn't vaccinated, they should get 2cc sq(under skin) at 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months (21-28 days apart). If mom was vaccinated, they should receive 2cc at 2 months & then 21 -28 days after. Then yearly after their initial & booster shots. They are really too young to be showing vitamin deficiencies, unless mom was deficient. Selenium deficiency is the worst offender but usually shows up as hard sacks or weak back legs at birth. Offer a free choice LOOSE GOAT mineral, preferably one made for your area, they won't eat much maybe you could buy some from a local until they get bigger. Goats are not the same as sheep, so you should be giving them goat products. Many feed stores (in this area, anyway) don't understand this so do your homework! Make sure those pellets are labeled for GOATS, NOT goats & sheep. Scours are common with milk replacers. We've fed whole cows milk with no issues at all. If you get scours it's probably the replacer, then switch them slowly to whole cows milk, controlling diarhea with pepto. This is a common mistake with people new to bottle babies, so be aware. Watch for the runs, listlessness, inability to stand, couphing, runny nose, noises in their chest, runny eyes, or staying off by themselves, or a fever. Classic symptoms of an issue either starting or that have taken hold. Supplies can be found at hoeggers, caprine supply, jeffers livestock, and many others found online. Tractor supply & Agway depending on your area carry some items, selection can vary. Brendasue

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I am still figuring out the growing of the aloes. I still have not gotten any flowers out of any of my "special " aloes. I know that A. capitata is large enough to bloom. It might be because I do not fertilize them like many suggest NOT TO. I now do a 1/2 strength fertilizer in Spring like some . I will see if that will make a difference. I use fish fertilizer or seaweed, but most use other chemical stuff. I am not to good on the different types of fertilizer and why they use one set of numbers and not another. Then the guys give conflicting advise and that puts my poor head in a twirl. I have been told to use a 30 humus/70 percent inorganic mix of your pleasure. I have used decomposed granite, Lava sand, expanded shale large perlite (to lighten and help with compression). For the organic I use barkfines, chunky coconut coire (helps with drainage) and a bit of native soil that takes a bit out of both catagories.Some take orchid dirt and add grit to it. Some do 30/30/30 native /soil humus/Grit. Most of these are not the truely xeric aloes and can deal with a bit of humus and more some moisture than others, but they still like it to drain quickly. Some people go through the trouble of washing the decomposed granite and lava sand through a mesh and use only the large stuff. Me, I am a lazy person. I mix up till it FEELS right with whatever I have around. They get a little on the friendly rich side of cactus dirt.. Have I confused you enough now?

Wisconsitom consider yourself lucky if you don't have them in your garden. Yes those are leaf footed bugs and the nymph stage. You can combat them the same way as stink bugs. They do the same damage to crops. They wiped out my tomato harvest and ruined my squash before they had a chance to grow. They suck the juices out of tomatoes and leave malformed soft spots that cause fruit rot. If you aren't growing veggies or fruit then they probably won't harm anything. I saw a trap that uses an led light in the bottom at nighttime to attract the adults and then they fall in and can't get out. I will try that since I garden organically. They overwhelmed my small garden so much that I couldn't kill them one at a time to control the population.