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So I was reading more about having goat companions. One article says it doesnt necessarily have to be a goat. I have lots of animals but not necessarily a "Herd" type animal. Not enough? Anyways just curious. I have some leads on goats for sale.Don't get a salt lick. It provides table salt, sodium chloride, only, and absolutely no other necessary trace minerals. You need to give quality loose goat mineral mix. Mineral that is in 'loose' form is the best, it actually has less table salt than a block. You see, table salt is necessary to hold the block together. But it also means that they don't eat enough to meet their mineral requirements before they stop, because they've filled up on table salt. Is this making sense? A loose mineral encourages that they eat enough minerals in order to be healthy.
To feed a loose mineral, it is easiest to attach a small feed pan to a shelter wall, where it stays dry. Put some loose mineral in the pan, and replace as it is licked up. Do NOT get a mineral that says it is for goats and sheep. This will not have enough copper for a goat to be healthy. Goats need levels of copper that will kill a sheep, so it is obviously left out when a mineral is made for both.
As for feeding, a goat based grain and alfalfa hay is great to make up most of the diet. Alfalfa especially, if she is pregnant or lactating. Make any changes to her diet slowly. So that grain you got (or will get), only give her a tiny bit to start and work up to larger amounts if she needs it.
Hay is a critical part of a goat diet. It should be the bulk of her diet. It is their 'roughage' that keeps the rumen healthy.
And lastly, it sounds like you are keeping her alone. Goats are herd animals, and should never be kept alone, without another herd animal for company. If you want her to be healthy and stress free, plan on bringing home another goat promptly. I can't believe that the breeder would sell a goat to be a single goat, that is highly irresponsible. If a second goat is not feasible for whatever reason, then you should reconsider keeping any goats. Two are not much more work than one, and keeping one and allowing her to suffer is cruel.
So I was reading more about having goat companions. One article says it doesnt necessarily have to be a goat. I have lots of animals but not necessarily a "Herd" type animal. Not enough?
Anyways just curious. I have some leads on goats for sale.