Looking for advice on separating goats?

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It looks like Calamity Jane is close to giving birth. She is really full of milk and has some Discharge. I decided to put Little boy blue by himself for awhile he can be rambunctious at times, it's an adjacent pen to the main yard separated by a common fence. So he's not really entirely alone. it's about a 60'x30' pen he has hay,grass, feed ,water and shelter. when should he rejoin the main herd or should he be separated at all
 
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My bucks are separated. They have a common fence line, so not "alone". During rut, I do move them from that area as they can be challenging to the does and the fence, plus less fighting with each other when the hussy does back up to the fence. They are moved further away but, still with other goats and sometimes my horses. It works.

When out of season -- or does are all bred, that adjacent fence line is just fine. Then life is normal. Sex stops, calm returns.

Yes, they "can be" a problem when the doe kids if in with them. Some think it's breeding time, again. Not good.
 
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Mini Horses said:
My bucks are separated. They have a common fence line, so not "alone". During rut, I do move them from that area as they can be challenging to the does and the fence, plus less fighting with each other when the hussy does back up to the fence. They are moved further away but, still with other goats and sometimes my horses. It works.

When out of season -- or does are all bred, that adjacent fence line is just fine. Then life is normal. Sex stops, calm returns.

Yes, they "can be" a problem when the doe kids if in with them. Some think it's breeding time, again. Not good.
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Thank you for the input. It helps
 
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