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Sad news: The premie didn't make it, got an infection and didn't pull through. Our other ewe lambed this morning, and unfortunately the lamb wasn't able to breathe, I tried to help to no avail. Think we will put the two ewes on the market and call it that. 😭 Thank you all for the advice given...

Thank you! I wish I didn't have to learn this, but it's where we are! Once again thxs.

Does anyone have the pdf file saved on their computer and would like to share?

How is your premie doing @Zummerol ?

I went ahead and did the enema, I don't know how you guys feel about poop pictures but I would like to know what you think, is she constipated?

I am a little worried about the premie, since we brought her inside Friday afternoon she has just slept. She stills eats every time I give her the bottle. Took her to the vet yesterday and they said that she looks fine but not sure if she would make it since she is a premie. They gave her more...

Quick Update: Baby lamb is slowly but surely getting stronger. We put her outside during the day with her mom. She can now stand up on her own and she'll get burst of energy where she just wants to walk and walk and walk, usually at 1:30am o_O We may try and leave her outside with her mom...

Yes, we are adding vitamins to her colostrum. Vet said to just keep up what we are doing till she finishes cooking or grows out of her premie state and can do things on her own.

She sucks well, she pees, she poops, her mom accepts her so far but she just can't stand up yet. She tries and tries, I am sure she will get there sooner than later. I am so thankful we found her when we did. Very very different from when her mom was born.

So at 1:45am this morning we were awoken to our one year old ewe bleating her head off. So we quickly went outside to find a limp almost lifeless lamb. She had cleaned it off about 90% but it had rolled away from her causing her to become scared I think. I think it was already suffering from...

So quick question, do ewes usually keep to the same schedule when they are going to lamb? For example, if the first time they lambed their udders bagged up a week before will they do that again? Or if they lambed right on day 147 will they probably lamb on the same day or maybe sooner because...

Thank you all for your advice and suggestions. We were able to get the job done yesterday morning, but boy was he heavy. Took three of us to get him up, one holding and pulling on the rope and the other two hoisting him up. We didn't get a chance to shear him earlier this year so the wool and...

Thank you @Baymule for the suggestions. Yes my ram is quite big, a Merino cross breed. My husband seems to think that as long as we tie his feet and get him laid down on the ground that he wont put up much of a fight. I however disagree. @Beekissed That was an interesting video. I am wondering...

So we have a ram that is about 3 years old and we are going to slaughter him soon. I've been looking through the forums and see that the majority of animals get sent off for slaughtering. I wish that was an option here. I've also seen that many use guns, we don't own a gun. So I've decided that...

Thank you @Kusanar! :thumbsup I will have to look into a grease pen for marking livestock. That sounds like its going to be the easiest option to find here.

One year old and waiting for her to come into season.

Nine months old and she still clings to her mother. :love

Well, yesterday I found Polyester actively mating so the bleeding wasn't a miscarriage, more likely an overactive ram. I have my calendar marked for November 14th. :woot

Wow @Ridgetop , that was a very informative post! Thank You! You really explained things in a way that I understand. I really found the part of a Merino cross breed interesting because of the horns. I've had some neighbors ask me if they are Merino and even though I know they are not, a cross...

Here is the thread I started last year when she was lambing for the first time and I was so nervous. :rolleyes: There are more pictures of the sheep family. https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/weeks-away-from-lambing-maybe-not.40001/