The most natural way to dry off a milking goat is to stop milking her.
The same way it is made today- by milking a cow or goat. In the 1800s, they were milked by hand, today that is done by a milking machine. But milk is still made by cows and goats.
Can't answer that. It depends on the use of the animal, and condition. Some examples would be: Dry, or milking?, cart wether? meat?, pet?, breeding stock (buck), quality of hay? Grain is not necessary for a simple backyard goat. It is necessary if the animal "works" in some way.
Yes, if by "dry teat" you mean completely stop milking her. This way she has (hopefully) enough time to produce colostrum for her calf. But, you should've dried her up 7 weeks ago to lessen the stress on her when she's in the drying up process.
Towel dry
Towel dry
Towel dry
leave it in foil in the top of fridge.
It made milking a quicker and easier way to get milk instead of doing it manually.
the way a goat eats is eating
This will depend on how much milk she is still producing once she comes home. If her udder is still looking full you may be able to start milking her again. Keep in mind that she might have mastitis, treat it as you normally, and begin milking her. It is probably a good idea to see if she does have mastitis either way, if she does treat it and dry her off if she is not able to milk. A month should not be too harmful to her, if she was producing milk before hand, however, anywhere longer than that you might not be able to begin the milking process.
Dry it
You put the pot on the stove and if it sizzles it is not dry and if it does not sizzle it is dry