Short answer: Manitoba Agriculture's kidding management fact sheet has a "kidding Supplies" list for goat keepers: thermometer, syringes and needles; a bearing retainer (spoon) or prolapse harness; gloves and sleeves; OB lubrication; rope, snare or leg puller; towels; a heat lamp or warming box; iodine; colostrum; a kid feeding tube, milk replacer and nipples; a scale and sling; and ear tags. It also names several treatment products, which are for your veterinarian to advise on. When and how to help a doe kid is a question for your veterinarian.
What Manitoba's kidding supplies list includes
Manitoba Agriculture's two-page fact sheet "Kidding management" (written by the department's sheep and goat specialist, Mamoon Rashid; undated) has a section headed "kidding Supplies". Apart from the treatment products covered below, it lists:
- Thermometer, syringes and needles
- Bearing retainer (spoon) or prolapse harness
- Rubber gloves, protective sleeves, or latex gloves
- OB lubrication & OB S-curve needle
- Nylon rope, snare, or leg puller
- Towels and rags
- Heat lamp or warming box
- Gentle iodine (or other disinfectant)
- Frozen colostrum (ewe, doe, or cow)
- Lamb/kid feeding tube
- Lamb/kid milk replacer
- Nipples
- Scale and sling
- Ear tags*
The same list starts with four treatment items: propylene glycol or molasses, calcium borogluconate, 50% dextrose, and antibiotics. Those are for your veterinarian to advise on, so this guide does not link any. The supplies below are the other items on Manitoba's list that Pipestone Farm Supply lists. Several of them are also grouped on the Lambing and Kidding Supplies page.
Gloves, lubricant and kidding aids we list
- Gloves and sleeves: Polypro obstetrical gloves 32 micron 10 pack · APE OB/AI glove 35" blue 100/pk · IVS OB Premium Super Sensitive Orange Gloves 100/bx · Kerbl Disposable Shoulder-Length Vet Gloves (50/Pack)
- OB lubricant: Kerbl VetGel lubricating gel 1 L · Kerbl VetGel lubricating gel 5 L · Ideal Animal Health PolyLube 283.5 g (a powder concentrate; Neogen's description names horses and cattle)
- Bearing retainer and harness: Kerbl Ewespoon for sheep, plastic with straps · Kerbl prolapse harness for sheep (both sold for sheep)
- Kidding aid: Kerbl lambing aid, plastic, sterilisable (sold for lambs)
We do not list an OB S-curve needle, kidding ropes or a kid snare. Ask your veterinarian whether any of these aids suits your does, and to show you how and when to use them before kidding starts.
Thermometer, syringes, needles and feeding tubes we list
- Thermometer: Kerbl digital thermometer, big screen
- Disposable luer lock syringes: 3 mL · 6 mL · 12 mL · 60 mL
- Needles: Cattle Boss aluminum hub needles 18 x 1 · 20 x 1 · 20 x 1 1/2 (25 packs)
- Feeding tubes: APE 16" lamb feeding tube · APE lamb stomach feeding kit
Which needle size suits a doe or a kid is a question for your veterinarian; gauge and length are explained in Cattle Needle Size Chart: Gauge, Length, Syringes and Injection Sites. Ask your veterinarian or an experienced goat keeper to show you how to pass a feeding tube before kidding starts.
Bottles and nipples we list
- Bottles and feeders: Kerbl lamb bottle with screw nipple, 1 L · Kerbl lamb feeder bucket with 5 teats
- Nipples: Pritchard lamb nipple for pop bottles · Little Giant soft rubber lamb nipple for pop bottles (92) · Little Giant replacement lamb snap-on nipple (94LN)
These are sold as lamb bottles and nipples. How the nipple types fit is covered in Calf and Lamb Bottles: Snap-On vs Screw-On Nipples, Sizes and Spare Parts. We do not list a kid milk replacer or a goat colostrum product; ask your veterinarian what colostrum and milk replacer to keep on hand for kids.
Heat lamps we list
- Little Giant 10.5" brooder reflector lamp · Little Giant 250 watt red bulb · Canarm R40 250W red heat lamp bulb
Hang a heat lamp only as its fixture's directions say, and keep it clear of bedding.
We do not list navel iodine, a kid sling or goat ear tags. For identification rules for goats in Canada, check with the Canadian National Goat Federation.
Related guides
- Lambing Kit List: The Supplies Ontario's Sheep Fact Sheets Suggest, and What We List
- Calving Kit List: The Supplies BCRC Suggests Having on Hand, and What We List
- Calf and Lamb Bottles: Snap-On vs Screw-On Nipples, Sizes and Spare Parts
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, "Kidding management" fact sheet (gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/goat/pubs/kidding-management.pdf), read November 4, 2026.