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We don't usually use nestboxes. For some reason, our does like to throw them off to the side even when we do give them. We just give them extra straw or hay, and some deep bedding, and they dig a little burrow and hide them. Sometimes they like to dump their feed pans and use them as a lid...

I'm having the occasional problem with moms hurting their kits, generally just first timers though. Is she just picking them up too roughly? Although our latest injury, discovered at tonight's feeding (The first time she's left them uncovered, at about 2 weeks age), one poor little kit has a...

Daddy is half English spot, half some sort of dwarf. Momma is a big brown ?????. They were an accidental bid at an auction and churn out the babies like you wouldn't believe. The male turns into a nervous wreck if I take him away from her, so they live together and he gets to hang out with his kids!

Momma had herself another litter! 10 little kits a squirmin'!

What can you use to de-worm goats? I haven't seen any stores around that carry anything specifically for goats. Can you use horse wormers like Panomec/Exodus/etc? And how much?

We're planning out for a small herd of about 6 does and a buck. I figure they'll need at least 25 gallons per day, more when hot and nursing, so we're looking at a 40 gallon. Anybody know how tall they are? Our horse's tanks I think are a little too tall for them, but I don't know how many...