You would think he's dying. (but I know he isn't) Banding my goats.
Well, I finally got around to banding my boys last week. It was a new experience for me. I've helped when my dad has done calves, so I figured I could handle it. My boys are really easy to handle. They...
View ArticleAggressive
I know there are some threads about goats with aggression issues but I didn't find anything that was the same as my goat. I bought her, Pygmy, when she was heavy bred and another kiko/boar cross kid....
View ArticleDoe head-butting and rearing up - stop playful behavior?
We just got our first goats yesterday and already I have a behavior question, lol! They are two alpine does, both bred (a month or less ago), both on their third freshening. Twin sisters, very attached...
View ArticleStrange head arching
I have a year old nd that is constantly arching her head and swiveling it as if she is trying to see overhead. is this normal? My pygmy buck does the same thing evry once in awhile too.
View ArticleFences
I aquired a 1 year old wether today. His former owner said the reason she was getting rid of him was that he was getting out and she didn't know where. She said he had been a bottle baby also. My...
View ArticleYoung goat rolling on the ground
I have a pair of ND kids that are 8 months old. The doeling has started rolling on the ground like a dog does when there is something especially smelly there. She lays down like goats do, then lays...
View ArticleBringing goats home
What age of goats do you typically suggest people purchase to start the herd? I am wanting working goats, for hiking, pulling/driving, so I wouldn't need to be milking or breeding right away, if ever....
View ArticleGoat with separation anxiety
Hello! We have had our mini nubian buck for a month now, making him 5 months old. We believe he was not weened from his mom properly because since we got him he has insisted on sucking on my fingers....
View ArticleHorns vs. No horns. What do you like best?
I'm thinking about letting my kids (when they are born) keep there horns? What do you do? Why?
View ArticleHow early is to early to stanchion train?
Hi all! I've recently started working with Aelia on jumping up on command. Onto dog houses, stumps, anything about the same height our milking stand will be. She's four months old. Its an easy process...
View ArticleBuckling nursing on a 16-month-old doe
Magnolia, my Myotonic doe is in heat today and has been following our 4-month-old Mini-Lamancha buckling, Romeo. Now that she is friendly with him he has been nursing on her. She normally has nothing...
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Goats and dogs...
We have 5 very sweet labs/ lab mixes and we just got two beautiful Nigerian dwarf goats two weeks ago. I really wanted them all to run and play together... However the oldest goat charges and butts the...
View Articlequestions
I've had goats for 5 years I have a herd of 36 oka when I let them loose I don't let the bucks loose but the rest I do they are follow me like a shadow if I bring them in the un fenced area they are...
View ArticleGoats fighting
so we just got our Nigerian back from a breeder (she has only been gone 5 days), and put her in the pen with her buddy again. They really started going at it, and have hurt themselves a bit. That's not...
View ArticlePack Goats?
I was curious to see if anyone here has had personal experience in training goats for pack purposes? When I began researching the benefits of raising goats, I learned that there were more amazing...
View ArticleI am not another goat, stop butting me.
Ok seriously this has become painful. I managed before but I have a leg that is healing up from a dog bite and the goat keeps butting me. I could not get out of the pen because of it. So my husband...
View ArticleBuck is driving me crazy
hello! My buck is now almost 7 months old. He is starting more "buck behavior". Peeing all over himself, peeing on me, tongue flapping, stinking, head butting everything, and mounting me. Most of this...
View ArticleNeed Advice on 8month Doe
Hi everyone! I'm new to this website and a little new at owning goats; I've never owned young goats before, so the question might seem a little "scatter-brained".. So I'm just going to basically...
View ArticleThe Interesting Behavior of a Goat
The Ohia tree; wonderful for snacking and for scratching! Or posing! View attachment 13802 It's been raining for a couple of days now, so my girls really appreciate the warm break! Probably should've...
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