6. Gum. Try chewing on a stick of gum to instantly defuse tension. In a recent study, while under moderate stress, gum chewers had salivary cortisol levels that were 12 percent lower than non-chewers.
Feed Nutrients. Energy is the most limiting nutrient to dairy goats. Sources of energy are grass, alfalfa, cereal grains such as corn, oats, wheat and barley and bypass fats. Energy limitations may result from inadequate feed intake, too much low quality feed, incorrect roughage to concentrate ratios.
1 Offer hay, grain, time in the pasture, and fresh water to allow your baby goat to start eating these foods instead of milk. 2  Most healthy goats can start to be weaned at about thirty days old. 3  A goat can start to be weaned at about twenty-five to thirty pounds or double its birth weight.