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Thank you. 💔 I'll keep thinking about it.

I'm just not sure. My dad thinks its a good idea culling him, and my rational side thinks its a good idea. But my emotional side is telling me to give him a bit longer, that he wasn't meant to be a meat animal, how sweet he is, etc. etc. I guess I'm just looking a for a bit of reassurance as to...

I have a question about banding kids. Could you help? Thanks :)

So I had a look, and all his hooves look perfect. Nice and clean and dry. I think the problem is like in his hips, or something. I think culling might be they way to go, as I just don't see it getting any better the older he gets. And at least now, he should still be young enough to be pretty...

I have checked his hooves, although not really specifically for hoof rot, as that is something we have never had to deal with. I don't think that is the issue, but I'll have another look to make sure. What would it look like, if it was hoof rot? Or what would I be looking for?

I have a wether goat, approximately one and a half years old, who has a limp. I'm fairly sure that it was caused by him getting a back leg caught up in a fence when he was quite young, but it has been slowly getting worse. Here's a video of him a couple of months ago but since then it has got a...

Buck training really needs to start as soon as they are born, or at least as soon as the very first signs of aggression. I used to 'play' with my bucklings, and because I am young, tough and nimble just put up with their bad behaver later on. However, with our current buck, as soon as he started...

Yes, I like them! I think we have some in the cupboard. I just wasn't sure if they might be too sweet, but I guess a few wouldn't hurt anyway; so I'll try them with one later.

Not the chocolate ones of cause. And they don't do anything for one's digestion, except make one fat if you eat to many if them!

These https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit

Do you guys think digestive biscuits would work? Or just plain slightly salty crackers?

That is around the exact time I do it; I like to leave it as long as I can, without his 'bits' getting too big to fit though the band. It helps a lot to have a second person to help hold on to him. Just make sure you have both testicles on the correct side of the band.

I have read everything, and it has all been super helpful! So thank you very much! I'm not going to reply to everyone, cause my brain isn't up for lots of spelling early in the morning. last night I took my time when feeding them, and they all came up to the feed bowls while I was there. At one...

I have never seen these before, so I don't think you can get them here. Would just any slight sweet cracker or biscuit would work? I would love for them to be like that! We also have goats, which we have had all their lives, and they love all kinds of attention! Which does have its downsides...

Do you think occasionally being ' the big bad wolf" like when I have to trim their hooves and stuff will set me back a lot? I don't see how I can avoid scaring them in this way sometimes, because if it needs doing, it just needs doing.

My internet is to slow in the moment, (the photos make it come to a halt) so I'll come back to it at a different time of day.

@Baymule thanks for the very informative post! We do have a barn, but the yard around it is being used for the horses at night in the moment, so its not the easiest getting the sheep in or out without letting the horses out, and vice versa. Also, I'm not sure what my dad would think of buying in...

@SageHill thanks for the reply! They all get a small meal of lucerne chaff and sheep nuts in the evening, and they do come around for that, but the wether is the only one that will come right up, and even then if I turn to look at him he will back off; but I don't think it would take that much...

So some of you may know that I got my first very small flock of sheep a little while ago; three ewes and a wether. The wether was going to be a meat sheep, but now I'm thinking I may need to keep him, as he is the only one who is a bit more trusting, and makes moving them between paddocks so...

Just take it slowly, and you should be able to see it turning slightly pinkish before you actually hurt them. When I had a buck with really bad feet, I found triming every 5 to 8 days worked best, just taking off a very small about each time.