Goat Bonding

I have learned that the bonds goats form are very powerful. Wesley and Buttercup are the first two goats we got on our homestead. We got them with the intent of breeding Buttercup and having Wesley be a companion for the buck we would soon be getting. Wesley and Buttercup are twins. They were sold to a family as a set, and later we bought them as a set. They have never been separated. We found out very quickly just how strong a goat bond is when we tried to put Wesley with our buck.  We knew that we could never separate these two. The picture says it all!

This did not solve the question pf what to do with our buck. He needed a companion. So we found Thor. Thor is our 2 month old buckling. He is too little and young to go with our buck. So we solved that by making a pen for him so he could be with the does for companionship but not in with them so we don't have an accidental pregnancy. 

Thor did not like this arrangement. He became depressed. It was so sad to see him. The solution? Put Wesley in with him. This works because the pen is in the doe part of the barn and the wall is made of mesh wire so all the goats can see each other. Thor is happier and Buttercup and Wesley are still together.