4HGoatGirl
Chillin' with the herd
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I currently have 4 goats. 1 mini Alpine doe, 1 Pygmy wether, and 2 Nubian/Boer does. One of our Nubian/Boers, Lucy, has been aggressive towards kids and sometimes adults. She is 1 1/2 and has never been "aggressive" in fact, she has always been that "I'm not leaving your side till you give me scratches" kind of goat. She started getting a little aggressive January. She puffs up, rounds her back, and head butts them. She has always done a gentle knock on the leg. Today we had some friends over, and they were playing with the goats, feeding them leaves, running to one side of the yard and letting the goats run with them, and giving them lots of attention. Lucy took it to the next level. She went on her hind legs and jumped out towards the kids (luckily they jumped back). After that she would head butt them like they were new goats. She is the Alpha out of our small herd. We all love Lucy and would hate to re home her. I don't want this aggression to get worse. Is there anything you can do for it? The kids looked a little nervous (I just told them she was trying to play) and took her to another pasture. Is she just going to be one of those goats that you have to lock up when people come over? Anything helps!