Hoof trimmers. . . . We found an old pair at one of the swap meets that we went to and got them for $15. Not too bad of a buy really, just had to bring them home, clean them up and sharpen them. We do hooves once a month when we deworm them. Once they are caught, better to get it all out of the way at one time. I do have to say that after catching some, throwin them down (for the ones that don't like to stand up for it) and keepin them down make for some sore muscles, hunny's back and my shoulder, plus a toe that got stomped on a couple times
. You need to trim regularly on goats cause the side of their hoof grows really fast compared to the rest of the hoof and will turn under the hoof. All kinds of nastys can get trapped under there and cause lameness and hoof rot.
With our donkeys, we still use the trimmers but also files and really they are only about once to twice a year, depending when they start looking like they need it.