If you have goats on your homestead or farm for landscaping and goat purposes then you'll wanna breed them to get more. It's cheaper that way. But then comes the day the goat kid is born. You go to look for the goat kid and it's gone.
Don't panic.
This is common.
Goat kids like to hide. It's actually a really good natural instinct. When you're that small, hiding is a good thing to do when predators exist. So, I heard about the Chihuahua rule from a neighbor. They told me to not panic. They said to look for the kid in any space small enough for a Chihuahua to fit into.
So I did. I found the little one. Another thing you gotta know is that they make these little sounds to call out for their mama. They can sound like beeping or chirping. Some say it's like a bird chirping. Another warning I should give is that mama goats will defend their baby. Many times goats will run from danger but a mama goat is more likely to turn and fight for her baby.
Don't make her think the baby is in danger. Use calm vocalizations and be gentle. But the main thing is if you can't find the kid, don't assume the worst. They're probably just hiding. That's not a bad thing. It's great instinct.
by Agile_Credit_9760
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Those ears are phenomenal!
Happened to me once and it scared the crap out of me.
Mama goat was a lamancha named Juniper who just had her first kid. I pull up to the barn one day to turn them in for the night on a super hot summer day. Kid was a week old at this point.
Juniper keeps making little bleats that she usually used to communicate to her baby, Catkin… And i realized Catkin was nowhere to be found
I searched the entire property with Juniper following me. She was very stressed out. Finally i hear a tiny “mehhh..” sound and it was coming from under an old piece of machinery.
Juniper stashed her baby under a piece of hot metal in the texas sun!!
Baby was fine and they were reunited. Moral of the story, goats are weird man
Sharawraw is hilarious