Total newbie with probably a silly, no brainer question...

[samssimonsays]

Ours started targeting one of our does. If she went near the hay feeder he would come flying out of nowhere and nail her. We kept our other wether, who has ended up being amazing with our buckling. He sleeps between him and the door to protect him, it's so cute. We will eventually get another buck but Wendall the wether has earned himself a permanent spot at our farm!

That is great! Ours was like that with our first doe tilda but everyone else he was horrible to. I'm much happier and stress free at feeding time now too!

 

[MaggieSims]

Bummer your wethers were jerks! I've never had a wether that was like that. I guess some will just be who they are, regardless. My two wethers have been handled so much by myself and kids that they just come when called, my 6 year old son lets the boys out to 'free range ' and they just follow him around like the leader of the crew. My wethers are boar/ Nubian cross. Maybe the breed helps their temperament?

 

[NH homesteader]

Oh mine was amazing with my 3 year old daughter. He was a people goat! Just not good with the other goats. He was a Nigie/Pygmy cross and was a bottle baby. My wethers used to free range and sleep on the front porch... Just didn't work when I added more goats.

 

[samssimonsays]

Mine was also a major people goat. But he was an Alpine and his mother was the herd queen and he was purchased with the lesser goats daughter so he was born "entitled" he never wanted up to other goats and when they also wanted food hed get frantic and pushy to show them he was first. He's a great pet but didn't work out with a larger herd. His "herd" was all of two does who each had twins so very small and rightly knit. A new goat wasn't accepted by him at all.