The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: yankieGirl on July 24, 2011, 08:10:17 pm
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I just purchased a 2 month old buck. I brought him home, put him in with the girls, and they rolled him and chased him out of the barn.
I'm not sure why I thought they would kiss and love each other at first sight......I now have him comfortably situated by himself in a pen beside the girls.
Is it just a matter of time before I can slowly introduce him to them and have him unmolested. He is supposed to eventually molest them!
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bless him!
he's just too young - not yet stud material so they probably see him as a threat to their food & territory.
how old are your girls?
when he's rampant, smelly and they are in season I'm sure they'll love him...
:)
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The girls are old maids of 2 years.
Is it correct to separate them? Would they hurt him if I just allowed them to push him around until he was rendered a sissy?
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If I were introducing any new goats I'd pen them separately but side by side to start with, so they can get used to each other. Then do supervised, shortish playtimes. Perfect scenario is on neutral turf but difficult to manage that. They'll all settle down eventually I expect :)
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and at least if they are separate, you should get a better idea of when the girls are "ready" to meet him...
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Thanks for the help!
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at 2 months old he is not sexually mature, so is seen as an interloper & must be sent on his way.
In bad cases... older goats can kill a kid !
Best kept separate with a castrated companion... no male goat should live on its own. In the wild, males live in batchelor groups until the autumn then go off and gather up females.
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just what wytsend said but with the addition its not a good idea to put any new stock in with yours until you are 100% sure they have brough no nasties in with them, a isolation pen is always useful with new stock.