I’ve always had a lot of good advice on this forum so I’m hoping you can help me again. Six of my eight goats are docile, affectionate and easy to handle but two of them, half sisters who came together, are very timid and one in particular will not let me anywhere near her. She will not stay in the shed when I enter and has been known to scramble over the door to get away so I can’t sit with her to get her used to me and she won’t be enticed by food. I obviously need to handle her to do her feet, vaccinate, worm etc., especially now as she needs some antibiotics. In the past I’ve pinned her in the corner of the shed with a hurdle but this makes it difficult to administer to her and I’m sure just exacerbates the situation by heightening her fear. Has anyone any advice about how to handle her safely and non-threateningly? I’ve even thought of using a sheep race which is only slightly better than a hurdle in the corner. Has anyone had a similar experience and, if so, how did you cope?
Topic: Handling goats (Read 5201 times)
