Obnoxious buckling... what to do?

[Julia @Woody Glen Farm]

I have one little buckling I am retaining who is 8 weeks old this week and about 17-18 lbs. . He is harassing the adult does who have new babies (his own mother too) and mostly the one who is due this week and big as a house and who really doesn't need the stress. I keep grabbing him and putting him in the buck pen with the bucks to give the girls a break and then bringing him back as he is really afraid of my big buck who harasses HIM! Any thoughts on how to handle this? Would it be so terrible to wean him at 8 weeks so the girls don't have to tolerate him? Will my buck be likely to hurt him? I also have a 9 month old buckling in there and he's not nearly as bad toward the buckling. 

[Rebekah]

This thread makes me feel a little less guilty about weaning our 8 week old (mini nubian) buckling today. We sent him up to a friend's to live for a month or two until we can wean and whether one of our nigerian dwarf kids to be his companion in a buck pen. He was harassing everyone, and our hugely pregnant nigerian dwarf mama in particular... She is due to have kids - 4 or 5 by the looks of her! - in a few weeks. I am a little worried about it and wish we could've waited until he was closer to 3 months, but he is huge and very "bucky" already. Our other nigerian dwarf doe kidded over a month ago and I was also a bit worried he would try to breed her if she comes into heat again soon. Should I worry about this having long term affects on his health and/or growth?? This might sound bad, but in retrospect I am almost more concerned about his long term well being than the doe's short term peace and comfort, since we will be using him for breeding and he is such a sweet and well built little dude. intact bucklings really do complicate things!

[Julia @Woody Glen Farm]

Ooh that's an excellent idea! Thanks!

Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres said:

To protect the baby when they are in the barn, I would put the little in a dog kennel. That way, you don't end up with injuries because of the close space. :) 

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

To protect the baby when they are in the barn, I would put the little in a dog kennel. That way, you don't end up with injuries because of the close space. :) 

[Julia @Woody Glen Farm]

I really don't have another separate space. I have a MICRO farm (1 acre). Two pens-- one for does and one for bucks. My adult buck is really sweet natured and I don't think he'd hurt the little guy but I hate the idea of putting them all in their tiny barn together at night! It's going to have to happen though. Thanks for your input.

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

I have a few younger bucklings that will be wethers soon... and they are bothering EVERYONE... can't wait until they are old enough to band. 

[Rachel Payne]

Two months isn't too young to wean if he's already getting too "amorous." Do you have a third space where you could put him and your gentler buck?