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I don't know if there is anything else I can do. My ram was acting lethargic and when I checked his eyelids they were white. I treated him and the rest with ivermectin and corrid incase it could be coccidia because him and his sisters stools are lose. His sister is showing signs of being...

I wrap it in lettuce. She gobbles it right up.😊

It seems to be clearing up now. Thought I would mention that when these lumps started they were fairly big and I started giving her oregano pills in case it was mastitis. Oregano has been known to be as effective as antibiotics. They were going away but I stopped giving the pills to her because...

My ewe and her babies had orf 4 weeks ago. The babies are all cleared up but the momma still has a few bumps on her udder. Does this look like orf or something else? The one bump is pea sized and the others look like two tiny bumps.

Thanks. I have been putting iodine on it and applying with a glove. Thanks for the response! I think they are still getting enough. She doesn't seem to be bothered when they nurse. I usually drink the milk unpasteurized for the health benefits but might heat it up just in case for now.

Her milk looked normal. I will have to get a test card. I don't know what it would be otherwise but it doesn't look like what I have seen when I google mastitis. I am wondering if I can get milk from my other ewe? Her and her lamb never showed any signs of orf and it looks like the crusty stuff...

Oh great. Now I'm guessing the ewe has mastitis? I am feeling hard pea sized bumps in her sack and there are a couple puss filled bumps on her teat. Does this sound like mastitis?

Yikes! I could see it being fairly easy for me to get because I handle them a whole lot and they are constantly in my space. They are literally in our front and back yard because that's the only land we have 😂. So far so good though so I'm hoping I don't end up with anything.

Thanks for responding. I'm thinking I must have a not as bad strain because there are hardly any scabs on their mouth. I'm actually surprised I caught it because the little boogers are always skipping and hopping around. They are hard to get a close look at.

Thanks for the response. I am so bummed about the milk 😩. We milk share with the lambs and I waited till they were a bit older to separate over night for my milk in the morning. I finally was able to get some milk (which is really good I have to say) and now I'm back to no milk again. Hopefully...

Thanks so much for the book recommendation and the mineral suggestion. I will definitely being looking into both of those. I am thinking we will just have to ride it out. We are just a Very small homestead and have bonded with our ewes so it would be too hard to give them up. Maybe that mineral...

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I noticed this on my lambs and thought maybe orf? I can't tell if it's on the ewes teat or not. If it is on her teat I'm assuming I can't milk her? Can I milk the one who doesn't have any signs of it or is that not a good idea? I'm so bummed. We have company coming today and the kids were...

Just thought I would put this out here in case anyone was curious about milk a katahdin. They are generally not for milking but it was the best breed for our family and I wanted some fresh milk. I was curious though what it would taste like. I heard mixed opinions on the taste. When I gave it a...

Thanks so much for the info. 😊

Yeah I was excited to have this experience. Regarding my ram lamb he is definitely small. Would it be bad to breed him if he is little or could it just be because he is a twin and will eventually catch up in size? If he stays small will I even be able to sell him?

This was helpful. Thanks. We are planning on keeping 1 female and selling the other. I had thought about keeping the ram to breed then sell him after but if we didn't eat them I wasn't sure if it was okay to sell "inbred" lambs. My original intent was to milk the ewes and eat the lambs but my...

Thanks.😊. She seemed to still have a bit of discharge hanging from her this morning. Is that okay? She had a ewe 😊.they all came out different which is kind of cool. I love this ones colors though.

Got our final lamb this evening! I had to assist so that was an experience. Quick question though about the after birth. Is it normal for the bag to open up before it is completely expelled? She has passed it but it seemed to have popped open before it completely came out.

I have a 6 day old lamb that seems to be breathing slightly fast. Panting but not gasping for air or anything. Out of the two lambs she is actually the healthiest one and otherwise acts completely normal. This is my first time with lambs so I'm not sure what this could possibly be or if it can...