Difficult Decision

[elevan]

I think she sold her because they were expanding and didn't really have room for her anymore. That's what I got out of it, though of course I could be wrong. She never told us exactly why

That "reason" is often used by people to get rid of "bad eggs" or "non performers".

I would either get another mild mannered goat to be a companion for her and run them separate for a while as RTG suggested or separate her until after she kids and then another couple of months. Then when she rejoins your herd she'll have "backup" in the form of either her companion and / or her kids.

 

[HankTheTank]

I think I'm going to either keep one of her kids (if she has any) or get another. Thanks everyone

 

[lilhill]

When I haVe a doe that is on the bottom of the pecking order in the herd, I will put her with the second doe in that pecking order (not the herd queen) in a separate pen long enough for them to bond. Then when those two are bonded, they are reintroduced into the herd and the lowly doe has a buddy higher up in the pecking order.

 

[dwbonfire]

my little doe is the same way you describe yours to be. shes like a stuffed animal, not a goat lol. i put her in with my ewe hoping they would become friends, and she was actually mean to my ewe. i think it was a defensive thing, because where she came from she was always beat up. then i kept her in her own stall but she goes out with the others during the day. she just likes her own space. i borrowed a billy to have her bred and she hated him! she wasnt mean, but she would yell and yell and he picked on her. once i took him out she was happy, or at least quiet. then i got another buck and they were friendly at first, but now she hates him (i think shes bred) but she just yells and yells and he annoys her or picks on her all the time. shes just a loner i guess.. i hope if she kids she has a doeling so i can keep it and she will have a friend. im going to get rid of the buck that i have now because she just cant stand him.
i think your best bet is to keep one of her kids if you can or as suggested get another mild mannered goat for her. poor baby, she sounds so sweet just like my gal.

 

[HankTheTank]

I think I would be keeping a little boy and wethering him, wethers seem to be mellower than does. If not that then I could possibly get a nubian kid from my job...would that work? Theres obviously a big size and age difference, but if it grows up with her do think they would bond? If none of that would work I could probably find an older goat pretty easily