. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT FOR GOATS 247 box, and the ends are wiped with solder to duplicate the lip of a nursing bottle. The nipples fit tightly and firmly over this lip. Ordinary nipples have holes that are too small for a nursing kid. Cut a slit 3/16 inch in the end of the nipple, so that the kid, in nursing, will press it open. When not pressed, it will close and hold the milk from Fig. 73.—Outside view of easily construc
. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT FOR GOATS 247 box, and the ends are wiped with solder to duplicate the lip of a nursing bottle. The nipples fit tightly and firmly over this lip. Ordinary nipples have holes that are too small for a nursing kid. Cut a slit 3/16 inch in the end of the nipple, so that the kid, in nursing, will press it open. When not pressed, it will close and hold the milk from Fig. 73.—Outside view of easily constructed goat barn. Boxes for New Bom Kids.—The kid boxes referred to in Chapter XII as necessary in the care of the new born kids are constructed as follows: the box itself is 2 feet deep and 3 feet square. This size will com- fortably hold about six tiny kids. The sides are made of smooth pine, easily washed, and the bottom is made of heavy, galvanized wire netting, with a half-inch Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Richards, Irmagarde. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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