If there is no goat co lostrum available, use day-one cow colostrum, pay extra attention to sanitation, and raise the kid away from other goats, until it is several weeks old and is better able to resist infection. A lamb bar may be a labor saver and use of cold milk in the lamb bar can prevent kids from drinking too much milk at one time. Nursing the mother is a time honored method and often used, especially after the first couple of hand feedings with colostrum. The choice of rearing method depends on the owner's preference. If moisture condenses on the ceiling in winter, insulate the ceiling and ventilate more.
Young kids are much healthier in a cold, dry environment than they are in a warm, damp, smelly one.
It makes no sense to let kids out in the fresh air in the daytime and then lock them in a smelly barn overnight. New arrivals and any goats that have left your premises and are returning, should go into quarantine for at least two weeks. This occurs infrequently but is very distressing to both the owner and the goat. Occasionally, it follows disbudding and is more likely to occur with rubber band castration, than any other method. If the risk is considered to be high, then kids should receive 150 units of tetanus antitoxin at the time of disbudding and castration.