drdoolittle
True BYH Addict
Ok, so in case you didn't see my post in Everything Else Goats, titled "Jumped Back Into Goats", here is a quick summary:
I decided to get back into goats after not having any for a few years. I found a 4 1/2 month old ND wether someone just wanted to give away to a good home due to him having jumped their fence and getting attacked by a large dog. I brought him home 2 weeks ago and bought an ND doe from someone else that day too.
Because the doe had been with her year old twin doelings since their birth, she was jumping my goat pen fence into my fenced back yard and running around yelling. I went back the next evening and bought her doelings.
I hoped all 4 would be great friends, but of course, the wether was being somewhat ostracized. So today I bought a little ND wether that I had originally been planning to get for the 1st wether's companion.
The new baby is only 8 weeks old and newly weaned, eating well on his own and very spunky. However, when I go outside he constantly yells for me (or yells for something). He probably desperately misses his momma and I know that's normal. I was expecting my 1st wether (Pogo) to be so happy to have a friend closer to his own age.......he's not mean to the little one (Pickles), but kind of ignores him and does his own thing.
I guess my only worry is that because Pickles is kind of on his own, will he be ok loose in the pen tonight? We haven't had an issue with predators (we have 2 LGDs), but it is going to be chilly tonight and I'm picturing him standing in the middle of that huge pen in the dark not knowing what to do and being cold and scared.
Besides my mini barn, there are 2 8'×8' covered dog kennels, a large doghouse and another fibreglass shelter he can go into for shelter. I'm just nervous and worried because I most of my kids had their moms with them or were locked in a barn or other shelter at night.
Should I lock Pogo and Pickles in one of the shelters for a few nights or let everything be as is? I really don't want to lock all 5 goats up together, but could.
Thanks in advance for any input!
I decided to get back into goats after not having any for a few years. I found a 4 1/2 month old ND wether someone just wanted to give away to a good home due to him having jumped their fence and getting attacked by a large dog. I brought him home 2 weeks ago and bought an ND doe from someone else that day too.
Because the doe had been with her year old twin doelings since their birth, she was jumping my goat pen fence into my fenced back yard and running around yelling. I went back the next evening and bought her doelings.
I hoped all 4 would be great friends, but of course, the wether was being somewhat ostracized. So today I bought a little ND wether that I had originally been planning to get for the 1st wether's companion.
The new baby is only 8 weeks old and newly weaned, eating well on his own and very spunky. However, when I go outside he constantly yells for me (or yells for something). He probably desperately misses his momma and I know that's normal. I was expecting my 1st wether (Pogo) to be so happy to have a friend closer to his own age.......he's not mean to the little one (Pickles), but kind of ignores him and does his own thing.
I guess my only worry is that because Pickles is kind of on his own, will he be ok loose in the pen tonight? We haven't had an issue with predators (we have 2 LGDs), but it is going to be chilly tonight and I'm picturing him standing in the middle of that huge pen in the dark not knowing what to do and being cold and scared.
Besides my mini barn, there are 2 8'×8' covered dog kennels, a large doghouse and another fibreglass shelter he can go into for shelter. I'm just nervous and worried because I most of my kids had their moms with them or were locked in a barn or other shelter at night.
Should I lock Pogo and Pickles in one of the shelters for a few nights or let everything be as is? I really don't want to lock all 5 goats up together, but could.
Thanks in advance for any input!
