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Well, so far the grain thing seems to be working. Luckily, he is a wether so he isn't particularly aggressive about the grain (other than the aforementioned occasional butting). So far, he hasn't butted the kids since we implemented the grain program. He gives him a small handful of grain...

Thanks! Has this worked for you in the past? Will it cure him from butting in general, or just the behavior towards that one kid. I really don't want him butting any kids that come to visit (or my other children).

Ok. Makes sense. So far my only other approach is either getting rid of the sheep or avoidance which limits the kids interaction with our animals. Any other ideas?

Well, this morning we tried a different approach. Boy and I entered pen. Boy took care of all the feeding. No butting. Then the boy walked around with a bucket of grain and hand fed the various animals including the wether. No butting. I was prepared to take him down if he tried to butt the...

Seems that he butted my 8 year old yesterday so perhaps he is getting worse. I wonder if a little "manhandling" in response to this behavior will show him the error of his ways. Or not. I want to explore all options before I get rid of him. We got the sheep so the children can learn to take care...

Well, the wether (sheep) is about a year old. And he is very laid back normally. My son is 6. He is a very active kid, moves around a lot so probably makes the wether nervous. My daughters are a little more relaxed. My son feeds them and is involved with them quite a bit, but he no longer...

Hi all: New sheep guy here. We just got a baby doll wether, a Shetland ewe and two pygmy goats. Our wether occasionally charges and butts my 6 year old son. He doesn't really injure him but it isn't very friendly. My other two kids (5 and 8 year old girls) don't seem to get this treatment...