Wethers As Pets...
Quite often when people decide to get some goats as pets, they assume that they want girl goats (who are called does). Usually this is because somewhere along the line they’ve heard that male goats are smelly. And, well, yes, INTACT full grown male goats (called bucks) can get quite stinky, especially in rut (breeding season)
On the other hand, castrated males (called wethers) don’t have this odor. In fact, without looking at the goat's “private parts” you probably couldn’t tell a wether from a doe that has not been bred and had kids (no udder).
We occasionally have several wethers that live with our does, and visitors can’t tell the difference.
Wethers are sweet, friendly, even tempered, wonderfully playful fellas. They make great pets, pack goats, and companion animals. They are amazingly easy to care for – just like happy puppy dogs, but with less maintenance.
If you are looking for goats and don’t need the milk – then wethers make the perfect pet. Sometimes we can let you take them home on the bottle if you want to bottle feed.
They are less expensive to buy than does and don’t get “goaty PMS” because of hormonal changes the way does can.
Getting into goats couldn’t be easier or more fun than getting a pair of friendly, lovable wethers.
*I dis-bud all my goats so you don’t have to worry with horns, and give them there first round of shots.