Lanthanum
Overrun with beasties
I just bought a new Nigerian Dwarf doe, 7 months old, that hasn't been handled by people. She was in a herd with four other Nigerians so I thought she'd be fine with my pygmies, so I put her in a seperate pen and placed my tamest doe in there with her for company and to get her used to the herd. However, I have found out she is very aggressive. She is horned and about four inches taller than my biggest pygmy. I checked up on her and she was pinning my friendly baby Scout against the fence and butting her violently when she got near her. Scout is tiny compared to, (I named her Addy, short for Adventurer), and Addy could seriously hurt her, so I left Addy in the pen alone and let Scout away from her. Addy also tries to headbutt me when I come near her, is she just afraid? The people I bought her from had sold her mother the same day so I assume she is just afraid and confused. This aggression cannot continue on my farm. She is in a pen where she can see and talk to the other goats but cannot hurt or be hurt by the others. She is not tame whatsoever. How do I fix this? I bought her as a milk doe so I need her tame enough to milk and friendly with my other goats. How do I fix the relationship with the other goats and with me? Is it another "give it time" thing? Or is there something I must do? I CAN NOT have an aggressive doe, especially with her having such a size advantage to be able to seriously hurt my others