Bratty goat...

[Southern by choice]

Oh I don't know... maybe put some plastic fruit around her horns and she'd look like Carmen Miranda?

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Oh I don't know... maybe put some plastic fruit around her horns and she'd look like Carmen Miranda?

Omg she would XD
I would totally make my neighbors worried about my sanity if i did though XD

 

[promiseacres]

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

So...
The only duck-tape we had was purple, and neon yellow...
So, we went with yellow, thinking it would match her fur. >_> No..not really...
My goat is walking around with a neon yellow headlight on her horns...But! She cant go through the fence Ugh...She is plotting my murder as we speak...

Yikes! It's not fun having a temper-tantrum goat. One of our does likes to nibble/bite me on the milkstand if she can. Naughty goat!

Banding is an option, too. We were given a young doe with horns a couple of weeks ago. We really don't like our goats to have horns because of the horror stories we've read what they can do, whether by accident or on purpose. So, I banded her horns. I thought it'd take several weeks for them to fall off, but one fell off after a week and the other fell off in about two weeks. I see your doe's horns are larger so I'd think it'd take a bit longer for them to fall off, but maybe not.

Bandaging? What is that? That may be an option if we cant keep her from being such a brat.

Banding is putting a band on the base of each horn. You typically use c-bands (those used for castrating young buck kids); although, your doe has bigger horns, so you might need to get bigger bands for her. What it does is apply pressure on the horns till they fall off. It may not help her stop being bratty, but it will help you so you don't have to constantly worry about her jabbing you or not. There is one site that was very helpful if you're interested in me sending it to you. I hope I explained that well!

 

[bonbean01]

Personally, I like the plastic fruit idea

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Well...My bratty goat decided that since the wood would not break, she would find the weakest point in the fence that she has never ever pestered before, and push it until either it or the wood on her horns broke...She busted the fence and sliced open her neck and sides.
I do not see her staying very long if we can not get her under control.
We patched up and reinforced the fence so she cant get out again, cleaned her sorry butt up and put her back outside. Shes still trying to get to the other side of the fence like a brat, and shes learned that the hunk of wood is an excellent scratching stick. So now I have a partly lame, cut up, and bratty goat...

 

[Egg_Newton]

I have a doe who hasa serious attitude. She gets really mad when I feel her belly or udder and rears up like she wants to headbutt me, snorts. I don't want to be to rough with her because she's expecting. I've been pushing her back down on all fours and telling her no. I hope it's just the pregancy hormones...

 

[Mamaboid]

One of our does figured out that if she stuck her head through the fence and 'got it stuck' we would come running to 'help' her out. Sooo she started putting her head through the fence every time we would go where she could see us. I hardened my heart, walked over a bit closer where she could absolutely know that I saw her, and stood there. 25 minutes later, she finally got her head out of the fence by herself, I turned and walked away, and she hasn't done it since.....Dumb animals my butt.

 

[Moonshine]

Wow this was truly entertaining! I hate to laugh at someone with such a headache but I just can't help myself! I have been having problems with my brats and thought I'd look for ideas on how others handle their brats. Nutmeg with the neon yellow duct tape was to much for me to control my outburst of laughter! Whatever came of the brat? Did you send her on her way or did she correct her attitude?

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

We still have my big brat, and now we get the brightest and most unusual ducktape ever to keep things entertaining.
The second the ducktape is removed however shes right back stuck int he fence...

Fire works for the fourth of July.

Hippy peace signs for peace day.

The purple duck tape that she had on before her bath...

Then of course her day of freedom when she had her bath. Though she was not pleased because the water was very cold...

A better picture of her purple ducktape.
And now we are on silver. Im looking for some neon pink but so far im out of luck.
I did however find white and more peace duck tape
We also got some PVC pipe to make her look much more presentable
She still bothers everyone who sees her, and my neighbors now think im nuts, but thats ok! Nutmeg is doing much much better, and is so much easier to live with now.
A few good pins and she no longer challenges me, or goes after the other goats, so shes behaving!