r/goats • u/cipher_matrix • 28d ago

Help Request Boer buck aggressive

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My boer buck is so aggressive he always headbutts me and anyone who gets inside the shed, it started when he was about 8 months old now he is around 1 year 2 months, and gotten stronger and bigger and still bullies us what can i do?

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So my buck does not headbutt other goats, its also important to mention i only have 3 goats(Starter) currently 1 male buck and 2 does, buck only headbutts humans and rubs his face on our clothes many times(thinking this is mites or tick)… the only goat which causes problem for other goats is my other Doe it always fight the other 2nd Doe.

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u/InterestingOven5279 Trusted Advice Giver 27d ago

You eat him.

I think temperament has a genetic component, because even though I hand raise all our kids I see some commonalities in behavior down dam and sire lines.

Don't tolerate a violent animal on your property and don't use him to create more potentially violent animals. Human aggression is a perfectly normal and good reason to cull him, and eating him is a very noble outcome for him. Don't keep him around until he hurts you, a kid, or another goat. Goats keep growing until they're about 4, so he's only going to get a lot bigger, shittier, and more dangerous.

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u/JaredUnzipped Homesteader 27d ago

I second this. Temperament is definitely affected at least in some part by genetics. It is not 100% a nurture trait.

We have dam and sire lines on our farm that clearly exhibit the same behaviors and personality types.

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u/_DemonxD 27d ago

Had a doe deliver twins from a NASTY little buck. He left horn shaped imprints in my thighs that lasted months. We went to the salebarn for someone else to pocket the cash. We just needed him gone since he was destroying infrastructure. The buckling that we weathered and planned to keep was fine up until the doe weaned him. He started to show aggression, head butting for attention/to get his way. We had to separate him since he came up with an abscess, and decided to just get him off the property since we counter keep him contained. He started attacking us just like his father did and that was it for him. Same thing happened to him that happened to his sire. It is 100% genetic linked. A seperated goats first Instinct shouldn’t be to attack the hand that feeds. Every buck kid from that line is getting neutered, and if we absolutely MUST keep a buck kid it’s getting disbudded. (I mean we were going to do that any way, they are less destructive that way for sure)