Parturition is usually uneventful with dystocia a rare problem. 150-180 Twins are common but surprisingly, there are few triplets. For the first 3-4 days the kids rarely move from the kidding site but thereafter will rejoin the mob with their dam. Birthweight of kids is approximately 6.5 lbs. Kid losses result from stillbirth, predation and starvation.
Starvation is usually the result of faulty udders.
Abortion does not appear to be a real problem in brush goats except as a result of severe stress. In that event, aborted kids are usually in the third trimester. Abortion can be readily induced artifically using synthetic prostaglandin. At kidding and for the next four days, the does often ''plant'' their kids. This appears to be largely dependent on the availability of feed.