I thought it would be fun to discuss various odd goat behaviors...When I first brought home one of my young goats she would stiffen her front legs, ponce forward and bark, cough at the sight of my dog. He is the sweetest dog, but does look threatening to them I am sure. I am sure this is a learned behavior from the herd she was with because they lived on a farm outdoors in Vermont. She has since stopped the behavior, but is still wary of the dog.
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We will try to work with him. I got him when he was 13 months old, however, he really wasn't showing any aggressiveness until I realized he was in rut and changed. So I am not sure.
Susan Landoll said:
One more thought, it might help to work with him every day, or have your husband work around him every day. Is he still fairly new to your farm? Hi might settle down with time and maybe be better behaved when he is not in rut. This is my first year with bucks and the first one I bought at 3 months and the other buck was born here in the spring. I held him every day for a long time so he would not be so skiddish. They both walk right up to me without any problems, they are still cautious by nature, yet very gentle.
One more thought, it might help to work with him every day, or have your husband work around him every day. Is he still fairly new to your farm? Hi might settle down with time and maybe be better behaved when he is not in rut. This is my first year with bucks and the first one I bought at 3 months and the other buck was born here in the spring. I held him every day for a long time so he would not be so skiddish. They both walk right up to me without any problems, they are still cautious by nature, yet very gentle.
Hi, I have two bucks and they are not mean to me, I have tried to show them attention daily if possible. I do have plastic chain collars on them and will hold the collar to brush them and talk to them while I brush them. They do not see me as a threat. I also never pushed on their heads to play like butting heads, I have read that this teaches them to butt you when they get older. They play this way with each other but not to me. I am pretty sure they are in rut also, they are doing their bucky things and getting pretty stinky. I do wish I could take the does for a walk with out the bucks yelling their heads off! They will not quiet down until we come back. My husband will take the bucks on walks with collars and leashes to keep them from the bugging the does when we do not want them to get too close. I will have to get up a fenced in area for breeding soon!
I have never had a mean buck, and I've had probably about 15 over the years. You could have his horns removed, but that's not going to change his behavior.
Our bucks generally live in a pen outside with a three-sided shelter, and they live out there year-round. I'm in Illinois, so it gets pretty cold up here in winter. I make sure they have a nice thick bed of straw when it's getting below freezing.
Deborah
Tammy said:
I have a buck that has horns and has come into rut. He was nice, but now is mean. Is this normal? He chases us out of his pen, snorts and will try to hit us with his horns. I didn't intend to purchase one with horns, but the lady discounted him when we were purchasing a doe. Does anybody have any advice? My husband is the only one that can control him. We can't put the wether in with him because he will also hit him. Also, how do you house your bucks? We have a stall for him, but wondered if having a pen outside is better? We were concerned about the weather.
I have a buck that has horns and has come into rut. He was nice, but now is mean. Is this normal? He chases us out of his pen, snorts and will try to hit us with his horns. I didn't intend to purchase one with horns, but the lady discounted him when we were purchasing a doe. Does anybody have any advice? My husband is the only one that can control him. We can't put the wether in with him because he will also hit him. Also, how do you house your bucks? We have a stall for him, but wondered if having a pen outside is better? We were concerned about the weather.
I had just come home from work a few days ago, after I closed the gate I started walking back to where I had parked the car in the yard, and there was Stanly as always running up to be petted, but Sam stood right where he was and hollered. Sam usually doesn't want to be petted, and rarely says a word, but I walked over to him, and then he stopped screaming, and I petted him, and he even let me pick him up and hug him, and he was happy after that. I guess his love tank was on E.
I have several lap goats -- and one of them is six years old! I like to sit in the barn and play with the babies, but it can be kind of hard sometimes, because Coco loves to sit in my lap, which is kind of painful because she weighs about 70 pounds. Aphrodite is the kid born this year who is the lap goat. That's how she got her name! She's a little lover.
S. Rhoades said:
I was sitting reading one day and one of my kids(goat type) jumped into my lap, laid down and proceeded to chew her cud. She followed this by a quick nap. She had no intention of getting down. I had to finally remove her. She has since repeated this. I have never heard of a lap goat before.
I was sitting reading one day and one of my kids(goat type) jumped into my lap, laid down and proceeded to chew her cud. She followed this by a quick nap. She had no intention of getting down. I had to finally remove her. She has since repeated this. I have never heard of a lap goat before.
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Susan Landoll said:
Our bucks generally live in a pen outside with a three-sided shelter, and they live out there year-round. I'm in Illinois, so it gets pretty cold up here in winter. I make sure they have a nice thick bed of straw when it's getting below freezing.
Deborah
Tammy said:
S. Rhoades said: