The term "dam" in relation to a female goat is pronounced like "dam," rhyming with "ham." In animal husbandry, "dam" refers to the mother of an animal, particularly in breeding contexts.
A female mama goat.
A mother goat is called a dam. A young female goat is a doeling and a female is known as a doe or Nannie .
Does and nannies both refer to female goats in general. Dam is the equivalent of mother, a kid goat will have both a dam and a sire.
Learn the lingo:Kid - a goat less than 6 months of ageDoeling - immature female goatBuckling - immature male goatDoe - mature female goatBuck - mature male goatWether - castrated male goatChevon - goat meatMohair - the fiber from Angora goatsCashmere - the fiber from Cashmere or Pashmina goats
Oh, dude, a female goat is called a "doe." It's like they're trying to confuse us with all these different names for animals. I mean, why not just call them all "goat" and be done with it? But no, we gotta have "bucks," "does," and all that jazz.
Female goats are referred to as a doe or a nanny.
Young Female Goat: Doeling Adult Female Goat: Doe
Young Female Goat: Doeling Adult Female Goat: Doe
female goat is called a doe
Yes, a female goat is a doe.
we call the female goat as sheep
Correct. Also, Young Female Goat: Doeling Adult Female Goat: Doe