PULLING A KID!it is highly recomended that you first remove all jewelry, rings , watch , braclet, they can injure your kid or your doe. also use of latex, rubber, or ob gloves is recomended.
if you need to pull a kid, remember you want to work with the doe not against her. so you only pull during a contraction, not in between them. this is important because if you pull at the wrong time or to hard you can injure both the doe and the kid.
you should pull in a slightly downward direction not straight outwards.
if the hooves are pointed so you see the top of the hoof that is usually feet and head first presentation.
if the hooves are pointed so you see the bottom of the hoof that is usually backwards. ( i have seen this not be true 3 times in over 10 years of several hundred goat births, those 3 were actually coming upside down, which if you determine that is the case then you should change the direction of the pull to upward instead of downward )
if you have 2 feet showing then with the next contraction , pull
gently on
one foot . you will probably feel something give, that is the kids shoulder ( or hip ) coming unstuck . when the doe stops pushing you stop pulling till her next contraction. then with the next contraction do the same thing with the other leg if needed. if the kid is very big you may need to continue gently pulling with her through several contractions. though often once you have that first shoulder unstuck then you have a kid born on the next push.
clear the kids nose and mouth of all the slimy stuff. dip the navel in iodine, and lay the kid up where mom can start cleaning and getting to know her new baby!
