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Milo & Me Hoppy Tail Acres
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We brought home our newest baby girl Brooklyn, we will be changing her name when we learn her personality more. She was a bottle baby with her twin sister and we are absolutely in love with her already! She is so sweet, mellow and QUIET compared to my two hellians.
How the others are reacting to her:
My little doe isn't sure she likes someone else being the center of my attention but she is gentle with her. My Wether though, that's another story! He head butts her all the time. I have stepped in and will stomp at him and sternly say no... I have trained my two to know what no means.... and he will back off. BUT he will do it again. Last night when I was walking her out of the pen to the barn (I have her in a dane dog crate with hay and water in there for safety until the two bigger ones accept her) Ollie came running out of nowhere and plowed her down with his head. I turned around and let him have it. I pushed him until he was against the tree and just firmly held him there until he quit fighting me. When I released him he squared up with me as if to challenge me and head butt me. I stomped at him and said NO. He stood on his back legs and acted like he was trying to challenge me and I stomped again at him and he spun and head butted the tree and proceeded to stomp all four feet and beller. He then stayed facing the fence, back to me. After that, every time he would attempt to head butt her I would stomp and say no and he would head butt the tree, stomp all fours and beller as if throwing a tantrum... I have a feeling he will be a peach to get to adjust to this change... He is the worst one out of the two for needing a schedule and he is the one who is "dominant" in my little bitty herd. I know he is hashing that out but she is not challenging him she just tries to get away from him. Is this a sign of him not accepting her or is this totally "normal" goat behavior? He is slated to go to a different pet home but I was hoping maybe hubby wouldn't mind having three goats and let him stay... I may have gotten a bit attached
But anyways, I know y'all are picture hungry people so here are some pics of her!
On the way home
Introducing her to the pen.
Everyone checking her out. (She is so Teeny!!!)
How the others are reacting to her:
My little doe isn't sure she likes someone else being the center of my attention but she is gentle with her. My Wether though, that's another story! He head butts her all the time. I have stepped in and will stomp at him and sternly say no... I have trained my two to know what no means.... and he will back off. BUT he will do it again. Last night when I was walking her out of the pen to the barn (I have her in a dane dog crate with hay and water in there for safety until the two bigger ones accept her) Ollie came running out of nowhere and plowed her down with his head. I turned around and let him have it. I pushed him until he was against the tree and just firmly held him there until he quit fighting me. When I released him he squared up with me as if to challenge me and head butt me. I stomped at him and said NO. He stood on his back legs and acted like he was trying to challenge me and I stomped again at him and he spun and head butted the tree and proceeded to stomp all four feet and beller. He then stayed facing the fence, back to me. After that, every time he would attempt to head butt her I would stomp and say no and he would head butt the tree, stomp all fours and beller as if throwing a tantrum... I have a feeling he will be a peach to get to adjust to this change... He is the worst one out of the two for needing a schedule and he is the one who is "dominant" in my little bitty herd. I know he is hashing that out but she is not challenging him she just tries to get away from him. Is this a sign of him not accepting her or is this totally "normal" goat behavior? He is slated to go to a different pet home but I was hoping maybe hubby wouldn't mind having three goats and let him stay... I may have gotten a bit attached
But anyways, I know y'all are picture hungry people so here are some pics of her!
On the way home
Introducing her to the pen.
Everyone checking her out. (She is so Teeny!!!)
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