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I really appreciate your words, and I have to keep remembering that. This farming thing is really hard. I didn't know how much emotional currency it would cost when I started. I love these little sheep, but man, it's rough sometimes.

Yeah. The lamb was the smallest I've ever seen/had. I was wondering if she was even a little premature. I"ll look into the Epsom salt, and I'll just keep monitoring to see how she's doing.

The baby didn't make it. I had her in the hot room all day, and the highest her temp got was 101, but it just wouldn't stay there. At the end her temp was at 99.8, and then she just stopped breathing. I am so frustrated. I guess my question now is, what do I do about the mother and her milk...

I never thought about a garbage bag... That's a great idea. Right now we're in the bathroom with a heater cranked... She's so small... Maybe 2 lbs. I think I could do this in the sink with a gallon ziploc. I fed her a little warm milk when her temp went up to 99.8, but I haven't since then...

I have a tiny 2 day old lamb who managed to get hypothermia last night. Born Saturday, she was up and fine Sunday, but we had bad thunderstorms all last night and now she is a mess. I've had her in the house in the heat since about 7 am this morning. Her temperature is fluctuating from normal...

I have a ewe that is a first time mother. She had a lamb about 2 weeks ago. It seems like every time I check on them, go out to pasture, look out the window, I see that she is running away from him, like full on sprints. Initially, I thought it was mastitis, or something. But when I held her, I...

Hello, I have a small flock of Soay sheep that I have had for about a year and a half, and I also have some chickens. I lurk on here a lot for information, so I figured it is about time that I participate in the awesome conversations.