I brought a new girl home a few days ago and is still low girl in the group of 3. She is in milk and I'm worried because I dont think she is eating enough. She wont eat her grain while I milk her and the other two are not very nice when they eat hay together. So, I put two areas for hay so she can get away, but she wont leave the other two. Im hoping to get her to produce more milk too. Any suggestions?
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Hi Shelly! Whenever you bring a new goat into the herd, it takes time to adjust. Usually within a week or so, everything has smoothed out. There really isn't much you can do. The goats have to work out their pecking order. Even if her supply goes down for a few days, it generally rebounds in such situations.
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