About this episode

Millie discusses the first week of kidding season, sharing insights on managing births and the balance between trusting goats and intervening.

We are one week into kidding season. Forty does have kidded, seventy-eight kids on the ground, two sets of quads, four sets of triplets, and we have not assisted on a single birth. Not one. Today I want to tell you about day two, when four does kidded in a rainstorm, and the harder question that was sitting underneath all of it: how do you know where the line is between trusting your animals to do it themselves or intervening? Let's get to it. Episode Mentions: 110 | Kidding Management: How Our Kidding System Evolved, PART 1 of 3111 | Kidding Management: Selection Pressure and Behavior Reshaping, PART 2 of 3112 | Kidding Management: Building the Right System for Your Operation, Part 3 of 3100 | Management Flexibility: Why Helping Too Much Hurts Your Livestock Leave a review on Apple Podcasts + grab your free Kidding Due Date Chart: https://www.goatwise.com/kidding-chart Join the insider email list: https://www.goatwise.com/join Email: millie@drycreekpastures.com Instagram: @drycreekpastures This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for veterinary advice.

People in this episode

Host: Millie Bradshaw

Topics covered

• kidding season
• goat management
• animal behavior
• livestock care
• trusting animals
• intervention

Keywords

• kidding season
• goat births
• animal management
• livestock
• trusting animals
• intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goat Wise

Books & works: Kidding Management: How Our Kidding System Evolved, PART 1 of 3, Kidding Management: Selection Pressure and Behavior Reshaping, PART 2 of 3, Kidding Management: Building the Right System for Your Operation, Part 3 of 3, Management Flexibility: Why Helping Too Much Hurts Your Livestock

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