CHADRON and BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Lambing and Kidding School will be held at two locations in Nebraska on January 25, 2020. Each location will have speakers in the morning and will have a farm tour in the afternoon. The locations for the program will be the Chadron Fire Hall located at 302 West Third Street in Chadron NE and 4-H building at the Custer County Fairgrounds located at 44100 Memorial Drive in Broken Bow Nebraska. Speakers and topics for the program are:
- “How to Keep Ewes and Does healthy through Disease Control and Treatment” by Brian Vander Ley DVM, Great Plains Education Center, Clay Center Nebraska
- “Economical Feeding for the Doe” Dr. Steve Hart, Goat Extension Specialist, Langston University, Langston Oklahoma
- “Economical Feeding Programs for the Ewe.” Ivan Rush, sheep producer, Scottsbluff, NE
- “Good Sheep Management Practices.” David Ollila, Sheep Specialist, South Dakota State University, Rapid City, SD
- “Treating Chilled Newborns, Tubing Lambs/Kids” Dr. Regina Rankin DVM and Vicki Milner, Crawford Companion Animal Clinic, Crawford NE
- Hands-on Tour includes:
o Care of the young “bum” lamb and goat
o Body condition scoring of ewes and does
o When and how to assist difficult births
- Broken Bow tour: Beth and Hannah Smith’s Farm, 44306 Road, Broken Bow NE
- Chadron tour: Connie Moore’s Farm, 61 Goffena Rd, Chadron NE
The cost to attend is $25 for non-Sheep and Goat Producer members, $20 for members and $10 for students. This cost includes handouts and lunch. To preregister e-mail ne.sheep.goats@gmail.com or call Melissa Nicholson at 308-386-8378. The Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers Association and Nebraska Extension is sponsoring the program.
— University of Nebraska Extension
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