Cornell Sheep & Goat Program Lambing & Kidding Resources

Reading Materials & Videos

Kidding with Confidence: A Kidding Season Mentoring Program for Northeast Meat Goat Producers
Even though this is labeled Kidding the information is relevant to both goat kids and lambs. It even includes “how to” sheets on tubing, dystocia positions, milking, bottle feeding, IP injections, etc.

Low Input Lambing/Kidding Resource Guide
This resource focuses on possible ways to manage lambing and kidding season more efficiently.

Photographic Sequence of Kidding
Very basic slide show of doe kidding summarizing some of the images from the Lambing/Kidding Resource Guide (above).

Cornell Sheep Flock SOP for Newborn Lambs (PDF)
This document is used extensively for Cornell students in this field.

Recorded Webinars

Lambing & Kidding -Beginner Level
Dr. Tatiana Stanton, Cornell Extension Associate in Animal Science, and Betsy F. Hodge, Livestock Educator at CCE St. Lawrence County, gave a very thorough presentation suitable for beginners on lambing and kidding during this webinar on April 19th, 2022

Lambing & Kidding by Dr. Niko Kochendoerfer,
(CCE Cortland 02/17/2021) This presentation by Dr. Niko Kochendoerfer, Cornell Postdoctoral Fellow, in Animal Science, focuses in part on time management and efficiency..

Kidding & Lambing Basics with Betsy Hodge
Betsy F. Hodge is Livestock Educator at CCE St. Lawrence County.

What to Look For in the Birthing Process with Dr. Emily Dutton, DVM
(CCE Delaware Dec 2021) This presentation with Dr. Emily Dutton with Dutton Veterinary Services in Walton, NY, covers what to look for in the birthing process, how to set you lambs and kids up for success, and when to know it's time to call the vet.