HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT lOR GOATS iSS 



the mature buck. As this change begins, his neck slot 

 must be at once widened, or serious injury to the throat 

 will result. For the mature buck a slot six inches wide 

 is necessary. Bucks cannot be locked in their stanchions 

 very successfull}'. They are so powerful that it would 

 be hard to build a box substantial enough to hold them 





Fig. 61. — Feed box in use. 



if they tried to free themselves. For this reason they 

 are usually left free, and if there is more than one buck, 

 and they do not eat peaceably together, stout box stalls 

 are the most convenient way of feeding them. 



Sleeping Arrangements. — Almost all goats prefer to 

 sleep out of doors if permitted to do so. In dry weather, 



