kidding

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of kid

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Joking, duping, or light-hearted deception.
2. (countable, uncountable)The act of a goat giving birth.

   “Attended kiddings allow owners to remove the kids from their dams prior to suckling and ingestion of colostrum.”