[the-welchs]

I just bought some pygmy goats! I have Buck, a whether, a nanny & a 8 mth. old female. They were all living together in a local zoo. The Buck is picking on ALL the others... I assume this is normal & that he is showing his dominance but I'm afraid he will keep the others from eating & thriving. What should I do?!

 

[ksalvagno]

Separate him.

 

[the-welchs]

To where is completely issolated?!

 

[the-welchs]

Will he be OK on his own?

 

[ksalvagno]

Don't know your setup but you can always put him in a pen where he can see the others but can't get to them.

 

[toth boer goats]

If the buck can visually see the other goats, he will be OK alone.

If he is just doing this at feeding time and not slamming hard, it is a dominance thing and normal behavior, try feeding in a lot of different area's spread apart.