Wether a wether is a male goat that has been fixed and cannot mate. They make great pets Buck a buck is a male goat that has not been fixed and can mate. They tend to be a little yucky as they have a whole slew of behaviors to attract girls
Buckling is a young in-tact boy
Doe a doe is a female goat
Doelings are young girl goats
Polled a goat who is polled is naturally hornless
Disbudded this is a goat who has had it’s horns removed at a young age
Scurs these are small pieces of horn that have grown back or were not fully removed at disbudding
Bottle Baby it is a baby goat that is being bottle fed instead of staying with it’s mom
Open this is a term describes female goats that are not pregnant
Scours this is basically diarrhea
Weaned this is when a baby goat is no longer nursing from it’s mom
Rut this is when bucks are ready to breed. They will go through periods of time when they have a lot of hormones raging
Banding this is a way of fixing a male goat
CL/CAE/TB/Johne’s/Brucellosis all diseases that goats can get, most of which can be tested for to make sure your herd is clean.
COCCIDIOSIS A disease that is commonly exhibited in younger animals caused by a protozoa parasite infection. It is characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, lack of thriftiness, and weakness.
Rumen part of the goats digestive system
Kidding when a goat has babies
Freshen to come into milk. For example, a First Freshner is a goat who is milking for her first time