Sheep and Goat Terms

The term for a female goat at any age

• Doe
• Deer
• Buck
• Chammy

A male goat at any age

• Buck
• Doe
• Ram
• Steer

a goat of either gender under one year of age

• Kid
• Yearling
• Lamb
• Goatling

The term for a female sheep

• Ewe
• Wether
• Lamb
• Chevon

A male sheep used for breeding purposes

• Gelding
• Ram
• Wether
• Stallion

A male goat or sheep that has been castrated

• Ram
• Wether
• Buck
• Barrow

The process of a goat giving birth

• Goating
• Kidding
• Welping
• Foaling

The process of a sheep giving birht

• Kidding
• Lambing
• Sheeping
• Calving

A sheep under one year of age

• Lamb
• Mutton
• Kid
• Sheeplet

Meat from a sheep that is over one year old

• Mutton 
• Lamb
• Chevon