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[Nanno]

Six weeks old is nothing! Plenty of time for a goat that young to be gentled. However, being gone for two-week stretches at a time is not very helpful. In my opinion they need daily (or near-daily) interaction to make that bond. Who looks after your critters when you're off working? Could that person take a few minutes each day to pet the little guy and give him a few treats? That's all it should take really. He's not old enough even to be weaned. He needs milk for 6-8 more weeks to get a good start. Is the owner planning to keep him with his mother until weaning, or is he trying to get rid of him now? If you could manage to get him on a bottle then bonding will be easy. There's nothing like twice-a-day bottle feeding to make the little ones fall madly in love with you.