One of my goats (and occasionally the other, but not as frequently.) Rolls her head over her shoulders a lot. I've checked her for external parasites, and also checked to see if her ears looked like they had mites, but she doesn't seem to have them that I can see. She/they do seem to have flaky skin right now, which I'm pretty sure is from the change in seasons, and losing their winter coats. Otherwise, both seem pretty healthy. Any suggestions? From what I read, it's not stargazing... which is more trance like? This is a roll of her head like she's trying to get something off her, (but she never reaches her shoulders with her head) They've both been wormed, and both have regular treatments of DE.
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lol silly girl!! I def. think it's a discomfort thing most of the time... like if she had horns, they'd be scratching that spot her head can't reach. lol
I have just come in from the pasture where my adults are and I have just seen the very thing you speak of. After fun running and jumping and treat eating and chasing little Max, my Brussels Griffon, they all settled down in their spots. I have seen one young lady in particular do this with her head and just thought how different. Now I have seen it often when my ladies finally settle down and can see me nearby. It looks like such beautiful abandon and just a show of how good they are feeling. They remind me of beautiful swans with thier long necks and tucking thier heads in the wings. Soon after my ladies roll thier heads back, they end up either on their backs or on their sides just enjoying life and sunshine. I never worry when I see this, I feel it's just an outward expression of thier mood. They are usually very affectionate at this time and just feeling good!
I have one who used to do that a lot, but she seems to have mostly stopped now. No idea why she did it or why she stopped. It worried me at first; I thought maybe it was neurological, but she has no other issues.
Sounds normal to me. Some goats just do that. Used to make me crazy, but now I just accept it. I've never associated it with anything in particular. Perhaps someone else has?
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lol silly girl!! I def. think it's a discomfort thing most of the time... like if she had horns, they'd be scratching that spot her head can't reach. lol
My pregnant doe does this a lot. I've noticed it usually is when one of the babies is in a particularly uncomfortable place.
Silly girl did this and a stretch the other day on a slight incline, and rolled all the way over. She hasn't done it as much since then.
Hej from Sweden,
I have just come in from the pasture where my adults are and I have just seen the very thing you speak of. After fun running and jumping and treat eating and chasing little Max, my Brussels Griffon, they all settled down in their spots. I have seen one young lady in particular do this with her head and just thought how different. Now I have seen it often when my ladies finally settle down and can see me nearby. It looks like such beautiful abandon and just a show of how good they are feeling. They remind me of beautiful swans with thier long necks and tucking thier heads in the wings. Soon after my ladies roll thier heads back, they end up either on their backs or on their sides just enjoying life and sunshine. I never worry when I see this, I feel it's just an outward expression of thier mood. They are usually very affectionate at this time and just feeling good!
This is my experience, anyway.
KSweden