Dang Buck!- just need to complain

[Queen Mum]

Oh he is a stinker too.

And today, when I went to feed, he headbutted me, no warning! Then he comes over to get a pet 5 minutes later. I wish I could make him understand that he's getting dangerously close to putting his life in jeopardy.

Not that I wish this frustration on anyone but knowing I am not alone makes me feel less like a total failure/irresponsible owner. Thank you everyone!

HE headbutted you?! That deserved a good spankin! My boy backed up with his head down at me ONE time and never did it again... He was laying on the ground with me on top for 10 minutes crying in shame!

 

[terrilhb]

My buck head butted me the other day. Hit me right in my thighs. I cracked him across his head with a limb. I don't hit them but that was not nice. He has been sweet scince. This is the 1st time he has ever hit me like that in almost 3yrs. I hope he don't again. When my dh heard me yell he came running with the gun. Good thing I was between the 2 of them.

 

[SkyWarrior]

Oh he is a stinker too.

And today, when I went to feed, he headbutted me, no warning! Then he comes over to get a pet 5 minutes later. I wish I could make him understand that he's getting dangerously close to putting his life in jeopardy.

Not that I wish this frustration on anyone but knowing I am not alone makes me feel less like a total failure/irresponsible owner. Thank you everyone!

Wow, you need to nip the headbutting thing in the bud. My buck likes to climb on me (he's a sweetie, but I can't allow that!) and he gets pushed off when he does that.

Headbutting needs some pretty stern measures, especially if this behavior will be a death sentence.

 

[chubbydog811]

Oh he is a stinker too.

And today, when I went to feed, he headbutted me, no warning! Then he comes over to get a pet 5 minutes later. I wish I could make him understand that he's getting dangerously close to putting his life in jeopardy.

Not that I wish this frustration on anyone but knowing I am not alone makes me feel less like a total failure/irresponsible owner. Thank you everyone!

Wow, you need to nip the headbutting thing in the bud. My buck likes to climb on me (he's a sweetie, but I can't allow that!) and he gets pushed off when he does that.

Headbutting needs some pretty stern measures, especially if this behavior will be a death sentence.

Exactly!
My buck started that at 6 months old...He got the sitting treatment (took him down and sat on him every time he started aiming or backed up with his head down) and has been relatively good since. Now he just runs away from me, which I'm ok with!

As far as the neighbor girls causing such trouble...how about running a hot wire around the inside of his buck pen for him, AND the outside for the girls. It drives me nuts when neighbors can't take the time to keep their animals in their own pens. Very inconsiderate, especially if they get a free breeding out of it...Yes, this happened at our farm - neighbors set their does LOOSE, they ran down to my buck, and both got bred. Think of how ticked off I was to find they got free kids out of my really nice, purebred Nubian buck.

 

[Queen Mum]

As far as the neighbor girls causing such trouble...how about running a hot wire around the inside of his buck pen for him, AND the outside for the girls. It drives me nuts when neighbors can't take the time to keep their animals in their own pens. Very inconsiderate, especially if they get a free breeding out of it...Yes, this happened at our farm - neighbors set their does LOOSE, they ran down to my buck, and both got bred. Think of how ticked off I was to find they got free kids out of my really nice, purebred Nubian buck.

GRRR! I would be sending them a bill for the breeder fees.