Goat stink

[elevan]

Newbie question coming....if my currently non stinky goats won't let a drop of rain fall on their sensitive heads, what sort of luck will I have with bathing the lil' darlings?


*I've had 3 spine surgeries and need another....

I would say chances are pretty low and you'd probably be best to have someone else do it for you given your situation.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I really don't think that average goats need to be bathed. Keep their bedding area claen an brush them when needed. Unless , of course, you're showing them...

 

[elevan]

I really don't think that average goats need to be bathed. Keep their bedding area claen an brush them when needed. Unless , of course, you're showing them...

I agree. I kind of like my goat's smell...yes, even the bucks

 

[oakmarsh nigerians]

Thanks both of you! One of those things I know will need to be addressed if we show. I will supervise!

 

[oakmarsh nigerians]

RTR: Beautiful soap display!

 

[whetzelmomma]

I really don't think that average goats need to be bathed. Keep their bedding area claen an brush them when needed. Unless , of course, you're showing them...

I am leaning toward this being your real issue too... my goats smell like hay... I've only smelled goat smell on does if their bedding is in need of a change.

 

[FLChick]

Newbie question coming....if my currently non stinky goats won't let a drop of rain fall on their sensitive heads, what sort of luck will I have with bathing the lil' darlings?


*I've had 3 spine surgeries and need another....

That is too funny...good luck with that, lol!!

My goat wasn't thrilled with the bath, she moved around quite a bit, but I kept her tied and it worked out fine.

 

[FLChick]

I really don't think that average goats need to be bathed. Keep their bedding area claen an brush them when needed. Unless , of course, you're showing them...

I am leaning toward this being your real issue too... my goats smell like hay... I've only smelled goat smell on does if their bedding is in need of a change.

Not the issue at all. My pen is cleaned out on a daily basis and the bedding looks brand new. Just had a goaty smell on her face by her horns.

I hadn't really noticed the smell the last couple of days so maybe it was just nerves with being in a new home. Possibly it is a scent that gets thrown out on certain occasions maybe because their scent glands are right behind their horns. I don't know, but I don't smell it anymore.

 

[whetzelmomma]

Was she in with a buck? My does always smell like buck after they've been in for breeding... the smell lasts a few days and then they lose the smell.

 

[FLChick]

Was she in with a buck? My does always smell like buck after they've been in for breeding... the smell lasts a few days and then they lose the smell.

Her pen was right next to a buck. She is getting ready to kid in the next couple of weeks, so I doubt the guy I got her from had the buck in her pen, unless it got out by mistake.

She really isn't smelly anymore, just a normal goat smell in the air, which is quite faint.