Aspiration Pneumonia - Hope?

[Nanno]

I wonder if he could be safely kept with just one or two of your current does. I had a very nasty doe once (who we eventually culled in large part for that very reason) and I generally kept her with the boys because she would plaster the other girls and hit them after she got them down. The boys outgrew her and while she would still pick fights with them, she couldn't actually hurt them so it worked out ok.

It seems like young goats are the most brutal to one another. You'll find as your herd matures that the older ones will generally settle down and assume the role of keeping peace among the younger ones. A herd with no older mentors can start to resemble "Lord of the Flies". I used to think keeping Cuzco with my young herd would be dangerous, but it turned out that although he was huge and mean and ornery, he also knew his job and kept everyone from beating each other to death. He was the only one who could truly keep our mean doe, Lilly, in line. He was also the only goat (or beast) that Lilly was afraid of. I think Cuzco hated her because she was mean for no reason. If Cuzco was ever mean, it was to enforce good behavior. He was able to impart many of his good leadership qualities on to our young wethers before he died, which has proven invaluable to our herd. Hopefully a strong but gentle wether will eventually rise to the top of your herd and help keep peace among the natives.