My two Nigerian Dwarf does that are new moms are butting heads!

[natyvidal]

Hi everyone. Sorry to be back bothering again. I am the owner of two does that gave birth to two babies 48 hours apart! During the birthing I transferred each at different times to a safe room until I made sure the babies were eating and mothers were ok.
Their names are Gretel and Glenda.
After 48 hours I moved them back to their fenced pasture and their protected place to sleep. I first moved Glenda with its baby and after almost two days I tried to introduce Gretel to same enclosure.
Well,,, the mothers starting to but heads and I was concerned for the babies health since they were right in the middle. Therefore I separated them. I placed Glenda in a 10x10 feet enclosure, which belongs to my turkeys, temporary, until I find out what to do.
1. Why are they fighting if they’ve been in the same enclosure for their whole life?
2. Will I need to keep them separate also like the buck? I had them all together and now I had to separate the buck from the does and kids.
3. I don’t have the space to keep the does separate from one another. They need to be in same area. The area is about 30 x 30 or more.
4. Am I going to have to separate the mothers from the babies is they can’t be together? And if so how old should the babies be to make sure they get maximum colostrum and nourishment from moms?
I still prefer they all stay together in the same enclosure. Thank you ahead of time.

 

[Mylied]

They are fighting out of maternal duty. Personally I think they'll get over it if you keep them together. Is their big pen big enough for both to have personal space away from the other?

 

[natyvidal]

So I should let them in at the same time. Sit out there to observe to make sure babies are not getting hurt and let them fight it out? The enclosure is more than 30x 30 feet big and shed is 10x 10.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I used to keep my does and kids separately for a week or two until the kids got a bit stronger and I knew there was a good bond between mom and kid. After that the does would duke it out, and sometimes kids take a hit from the other moms which is normal.

Goats in general enjoy butting each other. Just make sure the kids are ready for a bit of rough treatment.