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Kidding and Newborn Kid Care
Kidding and Newborn Kid Care
Labor, delivery, kid care, doe care and everything else related to kidding goes here.
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Are My Kids Getting Enough to Eat?
One of the most commonly asked questions during kidding season is, “Are my kids getting enough to eat?” While it may seem as though they…
https://theholisticgoat.com/bumping-after-kidding/
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Bumping. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s when you lift up just in front of a doe’s udder when she’s kidding to determine if…
https://theholisticgoat.com/caring-for-chilled-or-rejected-kids/
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Caring for Chilled or Rejected Kids
If you raise goats, having a chilled and/or rejected kid is somewhat inevitable. We select carefully for good mothering ability, but still wind up with…
https://theholisticgoat.com/do-i-need-to-separate-does-during-kidding/
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Do I Need to Separate Does During Kidding?
The general consensus when does are kidding is to separate them from the herd. Some breeders will separate them out of sight and contact completely…
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Doe Bleeding and Discharge After Kidding
After kidding, the uterus must clean out all of the products required for successfully growing fetuses. This process can take as long as six weeks. …
https://theholisticgoat.com/kid-diet-newborn-to-weaning/
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There are no special dietary restrictions for goat kids due to age. Our kids have access to the same foods as the rest of the…
https://theholisticgoat.com/manually-dilating-a-cervix/
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In this article: case example of behavior of a doe who was in labor but not dilating detailed instructions on how to manually dilate a…
https://theholisticgoat.com/nigerian-dwarf-bottle-feeding-schedule/
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Nigerian Dwarf Bottle Feeding Schedule
NEW! Buy the refrigerator magnet of this schedule for instant, easy reference. Shop here. Even if you dam raise your kids, it’s inevitable that you’ll…
https://theholisticgoat.com/stool-changes-in-newborn-kids/
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The first stool a newborn kid passes will likely be a tarry, sticky, dark looking stool. This is completely normal. Within a couple of days,…
https://theholisticgoat.com/using-a-kid-creep/
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Kid creeps are a great way to provide kid-specific care while keeping larger goats away. This brief article details how and when to use one…
https://theholisticgoat.com/when-can-i-return-a-doe-with-new-kids-to-the-herd/
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When Can I Return a Doe with New Kids to the Herd?
Cattle who are given the freedom to do so will go out away from the herd, under a tree or in a similarly sheltered area,…
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