The 2nd part in a series on how to kid goats, super practical tips: #raising goats #goats #kidding

Goats: Just Kidding! Part 2

The 2nd part in a series on how to kid goats, super practical tips: #raising goats #goats #kidding

(In case it wasn't obvious in this photo, meet Winnie, our very pregnant French Alpine. She still has 2 months to go! By the time she kids we are usually calling her "Winnie-bago" or "Wide Winnie") The kidding kit we use has two parts. First, a large canvas bag (this is the bag, kept next to the door, that I grab as I head full tilt to the barn) with at least 6 bath sized old towels stuffed in it. (Hey, ladies what a great opportunity to clean out all those raggedy towels that are too embarrassing to use, but too good to throw away!) These towels will get bleached and washed over and over again, so please don't use good ones, AND, little hand towels, dish towels, or rags are totally inadequate. My bag also contains, a tube of K-Y Jelly, an inexpensive blow dryer, a zip lock bag of surgical gloves, and finally a hair clip (I have long hair that I like to keep out of the way...

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