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Experience 17 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction.
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Expert: goatlady Date: 7/11/2008 Subject: acts so wild
Question Hello, I just bought a couple of kid does from a auction and well Ive had goats all growing up and these two seem to be so wild in fact the one little doe ran right into the fence,she did not get hurt thank god but I dont know what to do to calm them I done just about everything,got down to there level sat with them talk to them and nothing its like they want no part of me.Any ideas??
Answer HI Ray,
How old are the kids? How long have you had them?
One thing to keep in mind, goats who go through a sale barn have been traumatized and if these are kids - they have been taken from momma and who knows under what circumstances- just taken away? was momma killed by predators and the people sold the kids? (It's really pitiful when you think about it and no way to explain things to them) You have no way of knowing what they have been through before you got them - just the sale barn alone is scary for them, and who knows how they were loaded to go to the sale barn?
Add missing momma and you have freaky kids. Are they young enough they should still be nursing? What are they eating? Have you tried cookies? I have no idea their age, but with wildchild adult goats you can usually go out and sit quietly with a pocketful of animal crackers leaving one of them near you so they investigate- eventually they will come closer- and you can give one to them- soon they are your very best friend. Depending on how long you have had them this may take weeks or sometimes less. Are these your only goats?
Be patient and continue to be soft and gentle- I think they will see you are not going to hurt them and they will start to trust you. Try the cookie trick or some other treat if they are not interested in the cookies.
