Author Topic: What to do with the wether? (Read 2034 times)

fifixx · « **on:** September 22, 2012, 06:57:50 pm »

What an evening - the buck has gone in with the does and the wether (18mths) went with him this morning. We brought them back to another field with a good barn for the night and the does went crazy, butting and ramming the wether (all the goats are horned).

So - wether taken out over to the kids filed - seemed to sort of like it but still stressed. After 15 mins, jumped out!

Back to the does and buck - took him over and they were in the big field grazing - 15 mins - jumped out over alpaca hurdles.

So now he is back in his pen (alone) where he was with the buck, crying for ages, slightly quieter now.

What shall I do?? presumably the does didn't want another male with them - but will they get used to him - even his mother was ramming into his side.

Every bit of advice welcomed!

jaykay · « **Reply #1 on:** September 22, 2012, 08:06:46 pm »

Do you have a kid or two you could bring in with him? So he's in familiar territory but has a friend or two? Then when he knows some of them he might be prepared to stay with them in the field.

fifixx · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2012, 09:49:11 pm »

Will he never be welcome with the does? He lived with them all last yr, just been with the buck for the last 8 months.
With kids, might be ok but the fences are lower! And I discovered today he can jump....

fifixx · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2012, 10:15:33 pm »

After having him penned all night and most of the day, I took him with minimum fuss over to the field and let him in while putting feed out for all the does. Then I left!

Seems ok, grazing ok. Probably I should have not let them all mill round in a fairly confined area last night especially as it was the first day with the buck. What a worry these goats can be!!