tractorgrl
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Post by tractorgrl on Nov 21, 2015 3:02:31 GMT
Hello all,
I'm having a bit of an issue with my does fighting my buck. Just put them together this evening and all 3 of my does are ganging up on the guy. He's a bit smaller than they are and at one point they had him backed up against the fence and just kept ramming him. He has horns, they do not. He seemed to just let them take their hits. I separated them for the time being, but is this typical? They're not in heat at the moment so I'm thinking maybe they just aren't interested in him right now. Do I put them together and let them work it out? Do I keep them separated until I see signs of heat? Help!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2015 15:28:12 GMT
Doe's will do this to a smaller, younger goat period. As long as the smaller one has an escape route its ok they are simple establishing the pecking list and letting that one know where he stands as of right now. Doe's are the Queens every buck knows this..that being said once your buck really gets into rut the girls attitude will change with him. Some complain about how their bucks act when in rut but if you think about it they really need to lose their brains, become more aggressive, and start peeing on themselves before a Doe will even give them the time of day.
I have watched my Doe's and they will accept the stinkiest, more aggressive buck over the pretty boy every time.
For your situation since you are aware that the doe's can corner your little fella just keep a sharp eye out and help him out, after a bit once the pecking order is established it will calm down.
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tractorgrl
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Post by tractorgrl on Nov 22, 2015 13:03:20 GMT
Doe's will do this to a smaller, younger goat period. As long as the smaller one has an escape route its ok they are simple establishing the pecking list and letting that one know where he stands as of right now. Doe's are the Queens every buck knows this..that being said once your buck really gets into rut the girls attitude will change with him. Some complain about how their bucks act when in rut but if you think about it they really need to lose their brains, become more aggressive, and start peeing on themselves before a Doe will even give them the time of day. I have watched my Doe's and they will accept the stinkiest, more aggressive buck over the pretty boy every time. For your situation since you are aware that the doe's can corner your little fella just keep a sharp eye out and help him out, after a bit once the pecking order is established it will calm down. Thanks @wintrrwolf. That was kind of my gut feeling, but wasn't sure. I'm going to keep my eye on them for now and hope attitudes change once the ladies come into heat again. |
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Post by here to stay on Nov 22, 2015 13:37:01 GMT
I have watched my girls sort of be dragged into a dispute too. Two are having a physical "discussion" when a third or even fourth starts head butting too, sort of half heartedly at first, then more intensly as sides are chosen. So if a doe has been bothered out of season and is telling the buck 'no', he may find the others joining in.
But sooner or later, the girls have pretty uniformly reevaluated the buck's importance in their lives and will be more tolerant of his behavior while he in turn learns to respect their space.
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