[Crystal]

I have had scared goats/kids but not one that bites you when you touch her head or neck. She will take stance and snort. She is a 7 week old Nigerian. I know she is scared. I just picked her up Saturday. My daughter was holding her on her lap and if her hand even went in front of her face she would try and bite. I left her alone for a couple of days and was holding & petting her today & she tried to bite again. Any have this issue with such a young one?

 

[happybleats]

Thats a first for me...is she disbudded, perhaps her head still tender...try avoiding touching her head..keep the petting from her neck down until she trust you

 

[Crystal]

She was disbudded at a week old but she did just get tattooed. She still has ink. I think she never was handled except for mean things but I never had one bite like her. I have a couple other goats from this farm & some are skittish. I wanted some of her bloodlines.

 

[Di]

Pinch her ear if she bites, I have one that was doing that. If that doesn't stop it, bite her back, on the ear. Yes, I said "bite her ear"! That is what her mother would do, silly girl.

 

[GoatsLive]

She is scared of her new surroundings, and so far humans have just hurt her (disbudding, tattoo etc.)

Spend as much time with her as you can. Keep some cookies ( I use Stouffer's animal crackers) in your pocket so you can reward good behavior. An ear pinch, or a very gentle swat on the nose can redirect her, but not too often or you're just being a hurting human again.

With kindness and rewards, she'll be fine in a few weeks. I got a 3 year old doe last year, raised by other goats and very aggressive to humans. With 6 months of daily attention, she's as sweet as can be now

It will be a lot of time and work, but in the end you'll have a great and gentle goat!

 

[mmiller]

I had a lil buckling once that when you would pick him up he would get upset an try to bite whatever he could reach. He was a sweetheart on the ground an loved attention an tbe petted but if you picked him up he would get ya!! Not sure if that. He grew out of it so to speak cause he got too big to pick up . Maybe she will calm down as she adjust to her new place an keep fingers outta her reach till she does lol!!