Author Topic: Wattles (Read 3597 times)

maybelle · « **on:** July 31, 2011, 06:37:00 pm »

My new kid has wattles that are very close to her ear and not down her neck. Does anyone ever remove them? Or just leave them where they are

tizaala · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:48:55 pm »

Just leave e'm be, they are doing no harm , nor will they ever.

maybelle · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:14:52 pm »

Thanks. I was just wondering as her mum doesn't have any.

ballingall · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2011, 11:14:39 pm »

You can remove them if they are in an odd place- I have even seen them hanging off a goats ear. And if they are hanging someplace where they are likely to caught- ie on the ear etc, then you can just take them off. It leaves a slight whorl of hair behind where they have been.

Beth

maybelle · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2011, 09:08:31 pm »

Oh right. How do you remove them, do you tie a piece of cotton round them? What age is it best done? thanks.

NormandyMary · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2011, 04:06:22 pm »

My two baby boys are brothers, but only Billy has wattles. I used to think they looked funny, but Ive got used to them now and they are just part of him. They are so soft and silky and he loves them being tickled!! Toby hasnt got any, which is strange. I just think that Billy took after his daddy who had them, but Toby took after his mum who didnt.

fifixx · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2011, 06:38:00 pm »

Had to look up wattles! http://www.dairygoatjournal.com/issues/86/86-5/what_are_wattles.html

maybelle · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2011, 09:17:12 pm »

Thats a good article on wattles, lots of info

little blue · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2011, 10:17:42 pm »

great website, thanks Fifixx

and yet Piri piri (wattles) on a kune kune pig are, I think in the breed standard?! And, like goats, pretty randomly occurring...

Hopewell · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2011, 08:13:19 pm »

When I was in south India recently none of the goats had wattles but a lot of the sheep did. I knew about them in goats (some of mine have them) and KK pigs but hadn't realised that sheep could have them as well.