How to Give Goats Table Salt

Sodium and chlorine are essential supplements which make up table salt. Not only are they essential for humans, but also for our hoofed friends, goats. Goats, like humans, will ingest too little or too much table salt depending on their taste for it. Therefore, it is important for goat owners to regulate their goat's intake of table salt.

Things You'll Need

  • Salt
  • Tablespoon
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Instructions

    • 1

      Grasp the goat by the mouth and insert the tablespoon with salt in it for the goat. Ensure there is a water source close by. This is a good method for giving goats who are poisoned from eating a bad plant and need to empty the contents of their stomach. Essentially, you are force-feeding the goat salt to get it to regurgitate the poisonous plant in this situation.

    • 2

      Sprinkle table salt into the goat's food before delivering it to the pen. This will work for adding a controlled amount of salt to a goat's diet.

    • 3

      Purchase a table salt lick from a pet or farm supply store. This will give the goat a steady source of table salt. Monitor the salt lick to ensure the goat is not ingesting too much salt.

    • 4

      Put a little salt in your hand and allow the goat to lick it while you pet it.