Moving a goat to a new home?

[airotciv]

I'm moving a goat from my neighbors farm to mine. We are about a 1/4 mile apart on the same dirt road. When I move this goat to my farm will it try to go home, back to neighbors. If so, how do we deal with this. Thanks.

[Goat Servant]

Unless this goat has been on walks down there & back. Will there be a buddy?
Anything is possible w/ goats.

[airotciv]

No, the goat has no buddies, I"m moving the goat to my house because it is lonely, and I'm hoping the sheep will be company for it. I posted a question a week or so ago about sheep and goats together. I had very good info. But then the DH and I started to wonder if this goat (Lilly) would try to go home. It's not like she doesn"t know me, I babysit her when ever the neighbors are gone. But her only Home, that she has know, is just down the road.

[mpete]

goats have a really good memory, but as long as she is kept penned up, she will learn that this is her new home, and with new friends there may not be a problem. I have goats that I got from my friend, only a few weeks ago, and I go to her house regularly and take walks with them and when we come back, the goats jump into my van with no problems

[Madfarmer]

Sheep & goats don't really make all that good companions. Get her a goat friend if you possibly can.

Madfarmer

[airotciv]

Thanks everyone. I know this is not the ideal situation for the goat, and I may get her a goat friend. But, right now Lilly (goat) either has sheep friends or goes in the freezer.