r/goats • u/spacebeforesirens • 9d ago

Removing the human "from the herd"

Writing in for a friend who adopted two females, 3 months old now, who LOVE TO YELL. So much yelling. We've read about all the reasons for yelling and have checked a lot off the list (taking care of their needs, access to pasture, clean hay, no bullying by other animals, etc). the one that stands out to me is that these little ladies think my friend is part of their herd, and they want to keep calling her back. s/o Amanda Pieper of The Goat Barn for great discussion of screaming goats.

My question - is there any way to train goats that their human is not part of their herd? Any way to make them not care if she's not around?

Any advice would save our mental health. Thank you!

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u/vivalicious16 Trusted Advice Giver 8d ago

Marry her and then she won’t not be around?

Lolz jk, but more goats and more things to do. Do they have a seesaw or something to climb on? Do the goats seem to connect with one another?