You are the only one that can judge what is right for your situation. Ozzie does sound off from my experiences with goats. I haven't had too many I choose not to keep, but there's been a few, so I definitely understand.
We once took in a free Nigerian dwarf buck. Biggest mistake of my life. He was teased and played with by kids and he was a nasty horrible creature who tried to kill me daily. We kept him chained eventually. One day I was trying to retrieve his bucket and I fell backwards after he came at me. Luckily I was just out of his reach. That was the end of that fellow. Goats can be dangerous.
All you can do is give them a chance. If they don't work out, than they need to move on. That's my philosophy for any livestock we now keep.
We once took in a free Nigerian dwarf buck. Biggest mistake of my life. He was teased and played with by kids and he was a nasty horrible creature who tried to kill me daily. We kept him chained eventually. One day I was trying to retrieve his bucket and I fell backwards after he came at me. Luckily I was just out of his reach. That was the end of that fellow. Goats can be dangerous.
All you can do is give them a chance. If they don't work out, than they need to move on. That's my philosophy for any livestock we now keep.
You need one of these. It's okay, but I understand feeling bad about such decisions. You gotta look out for Fancy. Goats can seriously injure each other. I wouldn't put up with those behaviors either.
