New Boar Nanny

[Bear43]

Got my new boar nanny,got her home and wowww,is she wild.took her off the trailer and she got away from me,3 nites later I finally got her back.she must have been a pasture goat cause she sure wont come close to me if she aint in her pen.but,she is back and in the barn where she is safe,lol.will turn her out for pasture when the weather gets better.

[CountryHaven]

Sure am glad you got her back. Would love to see pics if you take them. I'm sure she'll calm down when she gets used to you. She probably wasn't handled much so it may take some effort on your part. LOL

[stacygoats]

Depending how "wild" she is, there may be no hope in taming her down.
Are you any good at roping or planning on getting a herding dog(LOL)? I've chased more wild boer goats and dived for a back leg many times, it gets old. Anyway, some can be tamed, as it might be the moving and new place making her nervous. Get a pocket of animal crackers and offer her a snack frequently, I've been sucessful with "food" as a motivater to warm them up to people.
Good Luck

[Bear43]

Thanks stacy,ill give that a try.anything to help,and yes ill get some pic`s on here soon.

[65284]

A boar nanny? I'll bet that's an interesting looking critter.

[goatmarm]

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[chris30523]

I have a couple like that and have never been able to handle without roping and wrestling them.I have one that has only been wormed once since she has been here and never trimmed.Her hooves are fine though all that running from me I also have a couple (the largest of course) that would crawl in your lap if you let them.They have no concept of my personal space the closer the better.

[Jim S.]

Go to the co-op or wherever and buy yourself a bag of cattle range cubes. Break up some of the longer ones into shorter pellets about an inch long. Stuff your pockets with them, every pocket.

Go out into the pasture, and make sure the goats know you are there. Casually sit down on the grass in some proximity but not close enough to scare them (no chair, put your butt on the ground). It can even be better if you lay down all the way, if there is a dry place to do so. You want to get to at least their level or lower. Be quiet. Watch them.

Usually, after awhile, even the wildest goat will get curious. If it gets within 20 feet or so and won't come farther, fish out a cube and gently flick it out there. The goat may startle, but often comes back around to sniff the cube. Then may come closer.

Some will come right up to you a little at a time, then start sniffing you for the cubes you have stuffed in your pockets (stuff in a lot).

Be patient, and do this for a long time, preferably when you can make it seem to the goat that you "have all day." Relax out there with them, and do it for as many days as it takes. (It can be meditative for you, too!) If you do not get the goat to come all the way the first day, leave a pile of cubes where you were when you go. Try again the next day, or real soon.

This always eventually works for me. You do not appear as a big towering ogre to the skittish animal, and you are taking advantage of their natural and undeniable curiosity to start a friendship.

Let us know how it turns out.

[Jim S.]

Nobody around here calls 'em much else but nanny and billy. I think buck and doe came in after certain pedigreed goats first hit $1,000 at auction, and we have never looked back. Heheheh...around here, a buck and a doe are DEER.

Originally Posted by goatmarm

It is obvious Bear43 meant "boer". I see lots of folks mistakenly spell it boar( like the pig). I see it mispelled in the local advertiser ALL the time. No big deal for folks who are new to the breed, but it makes me wonder when it appears to be someone who regularly breeds/sells boers.
A nanny is a doe, and a billy is a buck. It doesn't really matter which term is used unless your filling out registration/breeding/show papers. I think we are all capable of figuring out what is meant

[goatmarm]

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[Jim S.]

goatmarm, but they are worth more when they are called does and bucks.