If you’re looking for goat jokes, you’re in the right place. We’ve collected 65 goat jokes that are family friendly, farm inspired, and perfect for kids.
As a farmer who raises goats (this is our farm here), I can tell you there’s no shortage of material. Between feeding hay, checking fences, moving goats to fresh pasture, and managing kidding season (new baby goats), there are plenty of opportunities for wordplay. And when my human kids (baby goats are called kids!) are helping with chores, there are no shortage of goat jokes.
Some of these came straight from chore time conversations. Others are the kind of puns that just naturally come from working with goats every day. When you spend enough time around bucks, does, kids, and a whole herd with strong personalities, the jokes tend to write themselves.
Just so you know if you’re not as familiar with goat terms: bucks are male goats, does are female goats, and kids are the young goats. You’ll see these a lot in the jokes.
Whether you raise goats, grew up on a farm, or just searched online for goat jokes to share with your family, here’s a full list you can scroll through, read out loud, or save for later.
Classic goat wordplay
- What does GOAT mean? Greatest Of All Time.
- What is a goat’s favorite kind of nuts? Hay-zelnuts.
- What do you call a goat on a mountain? Hill-arious.
- What’s a goat’s favorite sport? Baa-sketball.
- What do goats read before bed? Fairy tails.
- What’s a goat’s favorite type of movie? Anything with a good kid in it.
- What do you call a goat who loves to sing? A baa-ritone.
- I have horns but don’t honk. I have a beard but I’m not a wizard. What am I? A goat.
- What do you call a baby goat who tells jokes? A kid-der.
- What’s a goat’s favorite type of music? Anything with a good bleat.
- What’s a goat’s favorite bedtime story? Goldilocks and the Three Baa-rs.
- What do you call a polite goat? A gentle-bleat.
- What do goats say when they’re surprised? Well, I’ll be baa-d.
- What do goats say before dinner? Let’s hoof it over to the hay.
- What do you call a sleepy goat? Ready for barn-bedtime.
- What’s a goat’s favorite type of story? A tail about the herd.
- What do you call a goat who sings loudly in the pasture? A bleat-box star.
- What do you call a goat who loves to jump? A spring kid.
- What do you call a goat who tells tall tales? A little kidder.
- What do you call a goat who loves to race? Quick on the hoof.
Barnyard goat humor
- Why did the goat wake up with a headache? Because at bedtime he hit the hay.
- Why couldn’t the goats get along? They kept butting heads.
- Why don’t goats mind their own business? They’re always butting in.
- What did the goat wear to the ball? A goat-sedo.
- What do you call when you cross a goat and a pirate? A buck-anear.
- Why did the goat cross the road? To visit the chicken.
- Why was the buck goat so good at soccer? He was great at head butting the ball.
- What did the farmer say when the goats got out again? You’ve got to be kidding me.
- Why did the goat refuse to argue? He didn’t want to butt heads.
- What do goats play at recess? King of the hill.
- Why was the little goat always smiling? Life on the farm was pretty kid-friendly.
- Why did the goat stare at the hay bale? He was trying to get to the core of the issue.
- Why did the goat keep climbing on the stacked hay? He liked to stay on top of things.
- What do you call a busy week on the farm in spring? Kid chaos.
- What did the first newborn kid goat say? Hay world.
- Why did the buck goat stand on the highest hill? He liked to be the goat everyone looks up to.
- Why don’t goats like messy barns? They prefer things hoof and tidy.
- Why did the goat kid sit on the hay bale? It was the best seat in the barn.
- Why did the doe bring her kids inside early? Because she herd it might rain.
- Why did the goat stare at the hay all afternoon? He was thinking it over bale by bale.
- Why was the little kid always running? He had too much jump in his hooves.
- What do you call a goat who finishes chores quickly? Fast on his hooves.
- Why did the buck stand in front of everyone? He wanted to be herd first.
- Why did the goat open a bakery? He was great at making baa-gels.
- Why do goats always make good friends? They always stick with the herd.
- Why did the goat kid climb the fence? To see what all the baa-zz was about.
- Why did the goat practice jumping all day? He wanted to stay on his toes, also known as hooves.
- Why did the buck goat look so serious? He was deep in run-thought.
- Why did the goat join the choir? He had a natural bleat.
- What did the magma goat say to the baby goat? It’s pasture bedtime.
- How do you tell when a goat is getting ready to charge? It gets out its credit card.
- Why do goats owe so much money? Because it charged.
- What do goats say when dinner is late? Hay! What’s taking so long?
- Why did the goats start a band? They already had great bleat-box skills.
- What did the mama goat say when her kids wouldn’t settle down? That’s en-baa-rassing.
- Why did the goat bring a ladder to the barn? He heard the hay was stored up high.
Riddles and brain teasers about goats
- If a goat is tied to a 20-foot rope, how can it reach hay 40 feet away? The rope isn’t tied to anything.
- Why did the goat bring a pencil to the barn? To draw the herd’s attention.
- What’s a goat’s favorite game at recess? Jump rope… over the fence.
Knock knock goat jokes
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Goat. Goat who? Goat open the barn so the cows can go out.
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Baa. Baa who? Don’t cry, it’s just a goat.
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Hay. Hay who? Hay there, did you feed the goats yet?
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Kid. Kid who? Kid you not, I just jumped the fence.
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Goat. Goat who? You’re getting my goat. Just let me in.
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Billy. Billy who? Billy goat just ate the laundry again.

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