I also bottle feed most of my kids for CAE prevention. I am up to a lager number now and cannot with work constraints bottle feed all of them so I have allowed my first freshners to nurse. Their teats are small and I have to finger milk. We don't have a milking machine yet... still looking for one, may have to break down and buy a new one as 10 does are a lot to milk twice a day when you have to do it by hand and then make it to work on time too. They have been tested for CAE and are negative so I made that decision after consulting with a few experienced breeders and the local vet school. Vicki provided you with some excellent information as did the person who posted before her. Their advice is pretty much what I do as well and most people I know who raise goats. Just be careful about CAE. Make sure when you pasturize the colestrum you watch it or it will end up like mozarella cheese.(posted 9644 days ago)Bernice