Help- my goat won't be quiet!

henrymilker

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I have 3 bucks and 4 does and it seems that someone is always crying about something. It goes without saying, the bucks are separated from each other and certainly from the does. When one doe goes into heat all the bucks start into the ceremonial:p grunts, rants and tongue chattering. My daughter refers to it as National Geographic.

I am fortunate enough to live on 5 acres and can separate all of my goats so they have their own feeders and waters yet are close enough not to get lonely. This has reduced the "goat crying" considerably at the Henry farm. I have to stay out of eye sight from any and all, once any of the goats spots me, I can expect 15 minutes of crying, feeding time or not.
 
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oh, MAN! I'm glad I read this post! I have wanted a couple of goats for poison ivy control purposes. However, I keep illegal chickens and if goats raised a fuss, they might cause the chickens to get busted!

Thanks for the info!
 

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Interestingly, we processed the three randy roosters and the buck got very quiet. Still hollers now and then, but it is not all day and all night like before.

I had a La Mancha buck last year who never made a peep...when he did, you could barely hear it. One of his daughter's is fairly quiet, from an quiet Alpine mother. The other daughter is a loud-mouth like her Nubian mother.

I chose Alpine over Nubian for a buck this year for the noise factor. This Alpine is the noisest goat I've had yet! You really need to look at the individual, but some breeds tend to be noisier or quieter in general.
 

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Shootingstars said:
After being here a week, he is very much improved. He only calls to us when he can see us or hears the backdoor open. He was the only goat at his last home so he is slowly learning who his herd is. :)
Sometimes a little time is whats needed so he can adjust.... :) Mine our kinda out of site from us..they really cant see the house..which I think helps..out of site..out of mind....

Mine too react to the door...we have wooden screen doors...and you let it go and so do they!
 

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suburbanhomesteader said:
oh, MAN! I'm glad I read this post! I have wanted a couple of goats for poison ivy control purposes. However, I keep illegal chickens and if goats raised a fuss, they might cause the chickens to get busted!

Thanks for the info!
I'm in a HOA, and recently got our 2 oberhasli girls (also had illegal chickens for 2 years). They are totally quiet. We'll see how quiet they are when it's weaning time, but so far, tiny little "maaa's" at milking time. I need to get a buck rag to even be able to tell when they are in heat, because they are so quiet and calm mannered.

Reading this thread, hoping to head off noise problems as they happen, but so far, so good.
 
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