Lost a yearling yesterday

[Griffin's Ark]

We lost a yearling yesterday. After a quick necropsy I found that her kidneys and liver were severly damaged. Obviously from being smacked around by the larger goats. I put the yearlings in the adult pen about a week ago and they were getting picked on, but it didn't appear as bad as it actually was. Lesson learned here... when you have horned goats don't bring in new goats unless they are mostly equal in size and can fight back. I hated losing this pretty painted doe (Nubian /Boer). We have lots of goats, but each one came to us with their own story and each one gets a name. I am just posting for FYI. I prefer horned goats over disbudded or did. I am going to have to rethink that opinion.

Chris

 

[lilhill]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Chris.

 

[bheila]

I'm so sorry to hear about your doe Chris I too prefered horned goats.....until I got a mean one who thinks she's queen "B" with them. Off her horns are coming when the weather cools and the flies are gone. I can't risk her slamming my other girls especially when their preggers, even without the horns I'll have to separate her then

 

[dkluzier]

Oh dear! Sorry for your loss. Thanks for the story, I'll be watching my little ones a little more closely.

 

[trestlecreek]

Sorry to hear that.
Yes, goats can certainly use their horns as weapons.
I put up with the horns for just a few years before I decided to start disbudding.