Aggression

I'd be grabbing that goat (by the horns and under the jaw twisting up and back) and laying her on the ground faster then she could blink!! Then I'd hold her down until she stopped struggling. Anytime she came toward me I'd do it again. Feeding treats will just make her pushier. A spray bottle also will help but first she needs to learn that she is NOT the biggest doe (even if in reality she is). I'm only 130#'s and have put my 300# Sheep buck on the ground by grabbing under his jaw and leveraging his head up and back. He has never truly tried to hit me but he kind postures at me once or twice a year (usually during breeding season). It takes very little upward pressure under his chin now for him to give me very submissive posture when approaching me. He is not scared of me but he most assuredly respects me. Same with my horses and Dexters they all think I'm larger then they are because that is what my body language tells them. They all also know that I'm fair and are not in the least afraid to approach me for love/attention but they approach with appropriate respect. An animal as aggresive as that goat would never again be allowed to turn her head toward me. I'd be allowed to approach her but she would not be allowed to approach me EVER. She lost all chance of being truly trustworthy ever again.

I don't know why for sure, but I do know that boer horns lay closer to the head than dairy goats, so probably less likely to get caught in things and maybe because boers are not worked with as closely as dairy goats. I think also that boers can be shown with horns, while dairy goats cannot.

The 4H kids in this area have to disbud their boers...my friend is working on getting the polled gene into grade boers (or whatever they are called), so that they won't have to be disbudded for 4H shows, etc.

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Nancy Boling
Frosted Mini Goats
Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf goats
2 Jersey heifers
1 guard llama
And whatever else shows up...
http://www.swfarm.net/

Frosted Minis some folks do disbud thier Boers. Personally I think they look weird with naked heads. This is in reference to meat breeds.
The associations "prefer" horns in the ring.
Im out with my girls alot. They are as laid back as white whales sittin on the front porch & just as graceful.

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Bob and Nancy Dickey
Laughing Stock Boer Goats
"Seriously Great Bloodlines"
and the meat goes on....
Near Seattle