1 month old, now what ?

Hi I'm Lucky's mom,

I have a one month old fawn, rescued around 1 - 3 days old. She's well, healthy, runs and plays. I have her on a feeding schedule of 30 oz of goat's milk a day. She nibbles around on grass, clover, weeds, leaves etc. but I feel like she needs more. I've tried lettuce, spinach, timothy hay, broccoli, all to no avail. She does like pumpkin puree. I have tried calf manna sprinkled with goat's milk powder, and/or mixed with pumpkin puree. She just rolls the manna around and drops it from her mouth.

Is she too little yet? I thought I saw something on here to begin adding calf manna around 2 weeks of age, but now I can't find the post for the life of me.

She drinks no water, has no interest in water. How do I help her with these things ??

Any advice or suggestions appreciated.

Colleen

Hi dtala,

Thank you for the reply. I'm happy to say that yesterday, I just happened to be looking out the kitchen window.....and ....gasp.....she was drinking water

Yes, I understand about the collar as well. That picture is just one of my favorites, and was taken before we built a pen.....32 ft x 28 ft. Does double duty for the dog too.

What about supplementing her goat's milk with additional food ? Does she need it ? Or since she's nibbling around on grass, leaves, weeds, etc. Then she's ok ?

I can feel her ribs......and it just bugs me.