01-02-2014, 08:46 PM
We bought June last summer and she was pretty friendly, but would run away from us when we first got her unless treats were involved. I think that is the most important thing, find a treat they love, which sounds like you've done. The next was just letting her get settled into the routine and becoming comfortable so she was able to start to trust us. The most helpful thing is that she bonded with our in your face sweet ober and since then she's starting copying him and competing for our attention. When he comes up for loves and scratches, she now comes up for loves and scratches. I think they learn and watch from the other goats and learn to accept what the goats around them accept. It took several months, but now she comes up for scratches and rolls her eyes back in her head while we scratch her face