So is this behavior (play rearing & butting) limited to just billies, so
wethers don't exhibit this behavior? Or is it goats in general? Or is a
personality thing?
If you don't allow that behavior in your goats, what do you do to deter
them? I read in Carla Emery's book to smack a goat on the nose if he/she
jumps up on people (putting hooves on people much like a dog would put his
paws up on people). We tried that but he was too dumb to understand the
cause & effect.
No. We don't play back with him when he exhibits the behavior. The kids
do show that they are scared (running away) which is something I have been
teaching them not to do. Billy seems to think that then they want to run
and play with him then, which makes him even more excitable.
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