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For all you breeders that kid out in the cold, those of you in the northern parts of the country, the kid box above has saved lots of my kids from the cold .
My husband made some the first year and it really helped.
All you need is a regular 75 watt bulb.
No more expensive heat lamps! Just make sure you secure it well.
I screw old plastic flowerpots over the metal covers when the kids got bigger so they don't destroy the bulbs .
You can make them as big as you want. We had one that was 6' long and three opening with three bulbs on top .especially
Those babies LOVED that kid box !!! Make sure you hide the wires !!!
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by Erica Ashby of Kickin A Ranch
Goat Hut .!
This goat hut was the idea of Dennis and Lucile Taylor .It was built in their barn and it is 4' wide 10' deep and 6' high .The door covers the 4 x 6 end and closes with a hook . The door for the kids to get in is 17" wide and 10" tall. 'By night fall there will around 35 kids in the hut' .'It can hold many kids and we have never had any suffocate ' .They also use a 55 gallon drum to house their babies and keep them toastie warm !The drum has an opening at the bottom for the kids to enter .There is a small opening in the top where the chord to the heat lamp is run through ,then the heat lamp is attached by going into the barrel up to the top .There is a stick that has the chord wrapped around it so the heat lamp doesn't go down to far .down in the drum ,it can be lengthened or shortened by rolling the stick .It is great for new damp kids
My husband made some the first year and it really helped.
All you need is a regular 75 watt bulb.
No more expensive heat lamps! Just make sure you secure it well.
I screw old plastic flowerpots over the metal covers when the kids got bigger so they don't destroy the bulbs .
You can make them as big as you want. We had one that was 6' long and three opening with three bulbs on top .especially
Those babies LOVED that kid box !!! Make sure you hide the wires !!!
This tip was shared
by Erica Ashby of Kickin A Ranch
Goat Hut .!
This goat hut was the idea of Dennis and Lucile Taylor .It was built in their barn and it is 4' wide 10' deep and 6' high .The door covers the 4 x 6 end and closes with a hook . The door for the kids to get in is 17" wide and 10" tall. 'By night fall there will around 35 kids in the hut' .'It can hold many kids and we have never had any suffocate ' .They also use a 55 gallon drum to house their babies and keep them toastie warm !The drum has an opening at the bottom for the kids to enter .There is a small opening in the top where the chord to the heat lamp is run through ,then the heat lamp is attached by going into the barrel up to the top .There is a stick that has the chord wrapped around it so the heat lamp doesn't go down to far .down in the drum ,it can be lengthened or shortened by rolling the stick .It is great for new damp kids
A couple of our babies enjoying a snuggle in their toasty warm kid box
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Dennis & Lucile Taylor of Wyoming Boer Goat Ranch
We want to share with everyone that we have had great success with Purina Pro Nurse for our bums, when we don't have dairy goat milk available.
No bloating, no sudden deaths or other issues like we have had with so many other milk replacers.
We buy it by the 8lb pail for around $20. We believe it can be purchased for a better price in area's that have a little more competition.
Dennis & Lucile Taylor of Wyoming Boer Goat Ranch
We want to share with everyone that we have had great success with Purina Pro Nurse for our bums, when we don't have dairy goat milk available.
No bloating, no sudden deaths or other issues like we have had with so many other milk replacers.
We buy it by the 8lb pail for around $20. We believe it can be purchased for a better price in area's that have a little more competition.
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