Two New Goats..One is mean! Help!

[ksalvagno]

Yes, I banded an adult female. She was in some pain when I first put the bands on and then every time I put new bands on. I gave her a shot of Banamine on the days I changed bands. I saw no regrowth but I since sold her so I don't know if there has been growth since I sold her. But for me it was worth doing. She was using the horns against the other goats and I just wasn't mindful enough of her horns and got it once in a while. She almost poked my eye out one time. She wasn't being mean, just turned her head. So horns just don't work for me. I don't plan to buy any more horned goats but never say never so I would band again if I ever needed to. Can't say there was no pain involved but I felt it was a much better option than surgical dehorning.

 

[Southern by choice]

Thanks! Yeah, I have one that I am afraid is going to cause an injury one day. She is a big goat and it wouldn't be on purpose but man you really have to watch it!

 

[ksalvagno]

This is the method I followed to band. I did have to remove the old bands to put the new ones on since her horns were thick.

http://goat-info.com/removing horns adult.htm

 

[HeatherL]

We just banded out 7 month old Pygmy/Oberhassli doe. We shaved the hair around the horns and double banded all the way down at the skin line. Then we covered with electrical tape.

She's a friendly doe, but she picks up our Nigerian Dwarf Wethers and flings them. We also have kids and I wouldn't want one of them getting hurt-even accidentally. Was told it takes around 5 weeks and not to remove the horn, even if it's hanging.

We gave her pain meds before we started and gave her breaks if she started getting too upset. She has since decided to just chill out by herself for now. Probably has a really bad headache.

 

[taylorm17]

I agree with peachick!!! Get some new goats and separate her to let the heard become a different type of alpha and a new pecking order. Freezer camp is also a good idea, because reality is, animals can and will kill each other if they really want to , and with this girls horns, she can easily kill the other if she gets her in the right spot. she can also always get a human and that would not be worth the pain or money! Also NEVER get a goat with horns! not that all goats with horns are bad, but there is always one bad one and they take advantage of horns. A goat ramming you without hornsh hurts too, but not as bad and not as fatal to the other goats. Put this girl down would be my suggestion and rehome the other or adopt a new one without horns!!!

 

[Southern by choice]

If we started dehorning our Kikos we'd never sell any breeding stock. Meat goats are rarely dehorned.

 

[HeatherL]

Our pygmy x doe has had her bands on for 2 weeks now. We taped them really well with electrical tape so she couldn't rub the bands off. I don't see any changes yet...except...she's gotten better about using them. She doesn't do a full on head ram anymore.