I brought him into the house to warm him up. He started shivering as he warmed. Once he got over his shivering, he got a little more active and tried to stand. He was weak and stumbly.
While he was warming I stuck my finger in molasses diluted by warm water and rubbed it in his mouth. I got very little response. We tried the bottle again with no luck. He just wouldn't take it. Several websites suggest sub-cutaneous injections of lactated-ringer's solution and tube feeding. I don't have the experience or supplies for either. I guess I'll have to figure that out and stock some supplies for the future.
So, once he was thoroughly warmed, I took him back to the herd. He started bleating and they all came running. I put him with Junie and he started nursing. Maybe getting him good and warm was the key!
UPDATE: As of last night the little goat was doing well enough to tentatively name. He was moving around and feeding on his own. We named him Petie.
For future reference, I found a link to the supplies every goat rancher needs here and another website that talked about how to manage weak and wimpy kids here. This link about warming a chilled kid was also very helpful
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