Author Topic: Tups in with goats question  (Read 2160 times)

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Tups in with goats question
« on: November 17, 2013, 12:55:13 pm »
I'm getting a tup for the first time  ::)  and while there will be a timber railed fence and then an electric fence between him and my pygmy goats, will he be daft enough to think they'll be interested in his advances, or will my pygmy goats come to think ..... he's only going to have 2 ladies (all north ronaldsays) in with him and ideally he shouldn't be able to get out as the railed fence is the usual height and NRs are not as jumpy as the soays and moorits.  Thoughts please.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Tups in with goats question
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2013, 01:36:29 pm »
Ran a  large herd of cashmeres at one time with sheep and no problems with rams or billy , my neighbour has wild goats on the hill and again no problems

shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Tups in with goats question
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2013, 03:20:06 pm »
i would be concerned if he began to butt them as goats are a bit more fragile than a sheep. a ram has a very strong butt when he wants too.
breeding wise - i had 4 rams trying to mount my sow  :pig:  when she was in-season   :innocent: :innocent:   so nothing will surprise me  :roflanim:

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: Tups in with goats question
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2013, 07:17:54 pm »
 ;D  thanks both, yes our goats will be in season too  :-\ , hopefully that fence is high enough.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

 

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