| A Kid's Introduction to Goats & Sheep |
Hi! My name is Loki.
I'm a Nigerian Dwarf goat. My sheepy friend
Eustace and I are going to tell you some interesting
things about goats and sheep today.
I'm a Nigerian Dwarf goat. My sheepy friend
Eustace and I are going to tell you some interesting
things about goats and sheep today.
This is Anna, one of the female
goats in our herd. A female goat
is called a doe or a nanny.
A male goat is called a buck or
a billy. A male goat who can't
be a daddy is called a wether.
A baby goat is called a kid.
goats in our herd. A female goat
is called a doe or a nanny.
A male goat is called a buck or
a billy. A male goat who can't
be a daddy is called a wether.
A baby goat is called a kid.
It takes only 5 months for baby goats to be big
enough to leave their mother's body and come into
the world.
Kids aren't like helpless human babies. Goat kids
can stand up and drink milk a few minutes after
they are born. By the next day, some kids are
trying to bounce and play.
enough to leave their mother's body and come into
the world.
Kids aren't like helpless human babies. Goat kids
can stand up and drink milk a few minutes after
they are born. By the next day, some kids are
trying to bounce and play.
Mama goats usually have more than one baby at a
time. Twins are most common, although some
mothers regularly have triplets. Sometimes a goat
will have four or five babies, but often these babies
are very small and not healthy.
Goat siblings are usually very close and like to sleep
and play together. If separated, they bleat loudly.
Kids play a LOT! They bounce, kick, twist and
caper. They love to jump on anything high and play
king of the mountain. When they are tired, they try
to find a safe place to rest.
time. Twins are most common, although some
mothers regularly have triplets. Sometimes a goat
will have four or five babies, but often these babies
are very small and not healthy.
Goat siblings are usually very close and like to sleep
and play together. If separated, they bleat loudly.
Kids play a LOT! They bounce, kick, twist and
caper. They love to jump on anything high and play
king of the mountain. When they are tired, they try
to find a safe place to rest.
After the babies are born, the mama goat's body
makes a special milk called colostrum for a few days.
The colostrum helps protect the baby goat from
getting sick.
Baby goats usually drink milk for between 2 and 3
months. Little doelings usually stay with their mothers
longer than little bucklings do.
Milk goats, like the does in my herd, sometimes make
more milk than their babies can drink. Our owner
sometimes takes some of this milk for her family.
makes a special milk called colostrum for a few days.
The colostrum helps protect the baby goat from
getting sick.
Baby goats usually drink milk for between 2 and 3
months. Little doelings usually stay with their mothers
longer than little bucklings do.
Milk goats, like the does in my herd, sometimes make
more milk than their babies can drink. Our owner
sometimes takes some of this milk for her family.
GOAT TALK
Goats bleat with "MAAAH" sound to call to one
another. Mama goats make low, soft grunting sounds
to their babies and the babies have a high, loud bleat.
Male goats sometimes make very human-like sounds
"Whuuuuut? when they talk. Sometimes they make a
sneezing noise at a lady goat.
Goats bleat with "MAAAH" sound to call to one
another. Mama goats make low, soft grunting sounds
to their babies and the babies have a high, loud bleat.
Male goats sometimes make very human-like sounds
"Whuuuuut? when they talk. Sometimes they make a
sneezing noise at a lady goat.