labour

Here's the lowdown: The suspect: Nibbles, a older-ish (specific, I know) katahdin ewe, who's had multiples in the past, including quads last year, only one of which survived due to crazy tangling and mal-presentations. I can't remember if she was late or early, but I THINK she was a day late...

So my little katahdin is on labour, and has been on and off for over 24 hours. Lots of stopping and staying, so I'm not overly worried about the duration. However, I would do an internal to see how things are going but for the size of her vulva. It's tiny. Literally a couple fingers long...

As I've detailed in my previous post, I have an older first time ewe in labour right now, and not seeming to be getting anywhere. No waters yet, did an exam and cervix is not fully dilated, though lamb seems to be there waiting (either head or back - something hard at least was felt). My...

Hey all, We came home from church at 1:30 this afternoon to find my rambouillet ewe Bonnie with sunken in sides, an udder the size of a basketball, and breathing pretty hard. As of now (2.5 hours later) she's in the jug doing all the pawing, breathing hard with head hanging down, lying down...

Well, Lambing has officially begun :) I have 8 ewes due to lamb this year (my first real lambing), and Tammy the beach ball was due yesterday, Sunday Feb 24th. My wife and I had to go off to a speaking engagement and were gone the entire weekend. However, my 10 year old son, with the help of...