It's Spring 2000 and kidding season is upon us. Kidding season is a time of anxious excitement. Dairy goats are very easy to train and often have very close relationships with their owners.
Goats are very comfortable with humans and often seek out their company and companionship.
Because of the easy and trusted relationship that often exists between goats and people, goat owners are often able to be present at births. During labor, a doe will often appear to staring off into the distance, almost as though she is intently listening to something very far away. There will be a mucous discharge from her vaginal area. As her contractions peak, her tail will come straight up and sometimes her ears will incline back. She knows her kid is soon to come and almost seems to be gently coaxing him to come forth.