Bucks in rut

[Southern by choice]

Yep the boys are definitely lovebugs, and yes we let them climb on us and rub their smelly faces and sometimes dodge the "spray" but they are sweet sweet sweet!

 

[kinder]

I am the last house on a dead end street that is next to rail road tracks. I have about 150 ft. either way. Im not worried about the RR and my neighbors on the other side think goats would be great. But could change down the line. I do live in a small Vermont city, and although they said I could do this,as long as no one complains about the smell.

 

[Southern by choice]

We have 5 bucks. Had 7, sold a few. They are 2 Kiko's, 1 New Zealand, 2 ND's.... not really any odor issues til you are pretty much right on them. Occasionally if the breeze catches it "just right" you can get a whiff but not a real issue...
Goats typically don't cause much odor issue if you are not overstocked and keep things clean.
Goats are certainly enjoyable, comical, fun, loving, nosy, and just all around big babies! Our mini mancha and her mother PB Lamancha are the naughtiest goats ever but we cannot imagine not having their antics!

 

[Rocco]

I knew the 'buckyness' encouraged the does, but was thinking "What if I'm not going to breed this buck at the moment?" lol

One hint for that situation is to use a dab of Vicks Vapor Rub on his nose/nostrils a couple of times a day so he can't smell the does.

We had a buck (the guy in my avatar) in rut a month too early this year for when we wanted to start breeding and used it on him. I was afraid it would perturb the young lad and he would fight me and be rather tough to handle stuffing that into his nostrils, but as it turned out he didn't fight it a bit...almost seemed to enjoy it. And it did calm and slow him down.

 

[goatboy1973]

To prevent urine scald, I bathe the bucks and use Liquid Dawn dish washing soap. Then I use liberal amts. of Vaseline where the buck sprays (usually around chin, eyes, bridge if nose, and backs of their front legs). This provides a barrier so the urine doesn't soak into the skin. All this is done pre-rut. Oh yeah, I usually wear plastic rain gear and rubber dish washing gloves so I don't smell like wet billy goat for days. It's nearly as bad as skunk.

 

[Southern by choice]

To prevent urine scald, I bathe the bucks and use Liquid Dawn dish wasting soap. Then I use liberal amts. of Vaseline where the buck sprays (usually around chin, eyes, bridge if nose, and backs of their front legs.

FANTASTIC tip! We've been watching the big New Zealand buck.... may end up using this.... but no-way can we bathe him! LOL

 

[goatboy1973]

LOL!!! Yeah, when I used Kiko bucks, they tended to spray their faces and front legs until they had a thick brown "crust". I had a Full New Zealand buck (white one) that actually had a slight skin infection on his front leg under the "crust" and I removed the remnants of the rut on his leg, cleaned the wound and used a whole tube of Neosporin triple antibiotic ointment on both legs to heal the wound and also, this stuff is basically Vasoline with antibiotics in it so no further infection or urine soaking into the front legs.

 

[Southern by choice]

This would be a great posting for easy recall!

 

[goatboy1973]

This would be a great posting for easy recall!

Thanks. Yeah, it would.

 

[kinder]

Great tips everyone, I will be so ready, when I get my goats!!