[Jacob-list] goats

[sbennett]

I have cashmere producing goats. They are about the same size as the 
Jacobs, and I could milk them, but am currently raising them for fiber 
and meat. I have 4 does and 6 doelings running with the Jacob ewes, a 
young buck in with this year's ram lambs, and a 3 yr old buck with three 
yearling rams. My most aggressive goat is a bottle fed angora wether who 
has no herd to run with and thinks he should be a house pet.

Debbie
Feral Fibre


>I must have had the meanest goats in the world.  What kind do you 
>have?  My Nubians would just pick one sheep to hate and torment that 
>one all day long.  Sometimes they would switch victims.  I'll have to 
>admit that my doe was bottle raised without any contact with other 
>goats until she was bred and kidded.  I probably should blame her 
>poor manners on poor upbringing!  But when her 5 month old doeling, 
>for no reason that I could fathom, charged my favorite ram lamb and 
>broke a horn, that was it for me.  I fed my goats in the barn by 
>themselves so none of this aggressive behavior was at feed time.  
>Does anyone know if Nubians are more aggressive than other breeds?   
>I really liked the milking and the milk, but felt that keeping them 
>together wasn't working.  
>
>Linda