There are two ways to deal with it, in my experience.
One is to slowly get them used to you touching their hooves while they eat on the stand. Once they are used to up you touching their feet, pick up a hoof and put it down. Praise them. It will take a while, maybe weeks, but eventually you should be able to pick up and work on their hooves.
The other way is to restrain them safely, either on a stand against a wall, so you block the only way they could move with your blody, or tying them to a fence etc, preferably in a corner, where they can’t move away from you. They may calm down when they feel they can’t get away, or they may fight you the whole time.
I prefer the first method. With their face in a trough with delicious food, my goats don’t care what I do with their hooves!

 

Most mine go nuts too. It helps if you have a second person to steady the goat but if you don't have any one, . Make sure the goat has feed to entertain themselves, take your time. If they start getting crazy..back off a bit..pet, talk or brush them..then get busy again. Can be a chore lol

 

Rub their legs, handle their feet and pick up the hooves as often as you can. Take time to get the goats acclimated to just having their hooves picked up nearly every day. Hold the hoof until they stop kicking, etc. and give some sort of praise and/or a treat the moment they stop resisting and let the hoof go. A goat has to be taught how to do some things and can learn what is expected of them. Having their hooves handled should become easier for all concerned when it comes time to trim, once they get use to the process of standing on 3 (legs) and being mostly still. It's an unnatural position for them to be in and some goats can get a bit panicky. Be kind and patient so they can learn to trust what is going on.

 

They supposedly come from a breeder that trims their hooves but at least two tell me not often. They're both six and I've got one that tries to kick/jump over me and another that goes "dead-man"

 

The easiest solution is to get a stand with good head control and removable sides. Most issues I see revolve around the animal feeling off balance. Having one side up at any time definitely gives a good amount of support to prevent jumping, falling, etc.

Back legs are what I see struggled with the most. When dealing with the skittish ones, I lift up their back leg, put my foot on the stand, and support their leg by resting it on my knee. They usually calm down when they realize they can’t move.

 

The easiest solution is to get a stand with good head control and removable sides. Most issues I see revolve around the animal feeling off balance. Having one side up at any time definitely gives a good amount of support to prevent jumping, falling, etc.

I agree. I have hinged sides on my stand that I can swing up and latch. I think it helps a lot.

That said, it always takes 2 of us to trim hooves. My wife feeds, pets, scratches, holds the top half of the goat while I get to scrape, poke, bend, cut, mutilate the bottom half.

 

The more you work with them the easier it gets.
However, do know, goats will still hate hoof trimming.

 

i try really hard to mess with kids feet. it makes it so much easier. i use the treat method. touch leg = treat,touch leg for longer = treats, get weight off the leg= treat, hold foot up for a second=treat, actual hold foot for a second=treat. keep going until they are not interested in treats anymore. i use alfalfa pellets. i also say foot. some goats just want petted so i do the same thing just scratch or pet in a favorite area.
some get it fast others take forever. most of my adults are preety good at trimming. i have nigerians and i dont use a stand.

 

Yep you need 2 people and tie their head up as short as possible to a sturdy fence post against a fence. We clip a dog leash to a halter so they don't get choked if they struggle. One person holds their head and tries to keep them still and the other one pins them against the fence while trimming. Once you have them tied up, it they are still kicking constantly then pick up a leg and hold it like you are going to trim (If it's a front leg I support it with my knee). If they continue to kick, hang on to the leg and only set it down when they stop kicking, so that they hopefully learn that they have to be still for you to release their leg. Then you can pick it back up and attempt to trim. We also use handfuls of sweet feed for bribery.

 

I have one that lays downs whenever anything is done to her. I've learned to do her hooves while she is down. It is a little awkward, but the upside is she cannot kick or pull very well.

 

Hi, I have sweet Pygmy young doe, I put her on a stand with her head held, but she sits down when I try her back hooves, I worry it stresses her, so my hubby holds her up now, funny little creatures, but adorable too, take care