Tips for keeping a buck

Congratulations! He looks great.

Make sure your fences are strong, don’t have your buck share a fence with does you don’t want accidentally bred, and feed your buck a balanced calciumhosphorus diet.

Honestly, I know a lot of people struggle with containing their bucks, but I’ve found does to be tougher on our fencing. They’re crankier and sassier imo lol. We’ve had bucks successfully escape two times in 8 years. Does? I couldn’t keep track how many times they’ve opened gates, created holes, or just mysteriously walking around areas they shouldn’t have access to.

The does are the real masterminds here lol

So we've owned goats for almost 3 years now and we've never had issues with them getting out. I don't know if it's just dumb luck lol bit I feel like our fencing is good. Although adding a buck to the mix we may do more. We currently have a buck here that is supposed to be finishing the job on our other two does and he hasn't had issues yet but he's only been here a week lol thank you for the great information!

No problem! It sounds like you know what you’re doing!

We have never had does get out, but we have had bucks jump fences one year. It seems to depend on the buck. Years ago we had bucks sharing the fence with girls and the fence was breaking down...never had an escape. Last year, had a buck that pushed himself on barely sagging fence and lept over a bunch of times into the girls fence. They shared fence lines and we didn't have breeding through the fence, just constant blubbering at the fence LOL

So now they don't share a fence and they have a line of electric on the inside so they stay off the fences. Otherwise,we don't do anything else different. They have a round bale of grass hay, they get daily alfalfa hay and alfalfa pellets. That's it here.

I've only kept 5 bucks over the last handful of years but I haven't had any problems at all and don't find them difficult at all. Stinky, yes, but all have been very sweet and none have ever escaped (though a visitor left a gate open once and they walked to the girls, but that was not their wrongdoing). My biggest issue is trimming my biggest fellas hooves by myself and I need my husband or son to help. As long as you have good fencing, no shared fence line with the girls, keep them far enough away that they can't taint the milk of lactating does and feed them a well balanced diet, you should be golden. ♡ They will get humpy with the wethers though. That was something I didn't realize when I first got boys.

Good advice by all.

Nice looking boy.

he's adorable

Love your new boy!!!!!!

I have never had issues with any of my bucks over the 40 years I have had goats. I guess I am lucky? I use the cattle panels that stand up to adult, standard sized bucks standing on them.

The does, on the other hand, push on the fences so I have to line the panels with electric fence wire at adult and kid nose level. That keeps them away from the fence after they each get zapped a time or two.