Do adult goats "hop" like kids?

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Unless they're pregnant and super fat, our adult does do hop and jump sideways when it's cool and when they're feeling energetic. Not so much in the hot afternoons and evenings though. We don't really see it with our mature bucks though. Of course they are always too interested in visiting with the does through the fencing when they're out and about!
 

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I see mine do the head but thing in play but rarely do they do the jumping running dance :)

However, I saw my 4 year old doe Rapunzel do it recently. I had the girls out to free range and they ended up way over by the driveway eating the daylillys.
I herd back to their barn and they all trotted home, except for Rapunzel who stayed behind the herd. So I ran after her to chase her home, she got all frisky and did the baby goat jump in the air with a twist thing, and then ran home sideways. lol
I love my goats :)
 

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Ours would but I'd only catch them when they didn't know I was looking, as if they were just too mature for that and didn't want me to bust them be silly. So cute.
 

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peachick said:
I see mine do the head but thing in play but rarely do they do the jumping running dance :)

However, I saw my 4 year old doe Rapunzel do it recently. I had the girls out to free range and they ended up way over by the driveway eating the daylillys.
I herd back to their barn and they all trotted home, except for Rapunzel who stayed behind the herd. So I ran after her to chase her home, she got all frisky and did the baby goat jump in the air with a twist thing, and then ran home sideways. lol
I love my goats :)
Awww! :love Thats cute. Haha! and funny! :lol:
 

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Melissa said:
Ours would but I'd only catch them when they didn't know I was looking, as if they were just too mature for that and didn't want me to bust them be silly. So cute.
Haha! LOL! :yuckyuck
 
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