2022 Waiting on Lambs Journal

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And the rams-
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T ram slowly figured out how to suck from the bottle!
He still won't take it himself & isn't eating enough at a time, but it's no longer taking forever to get a tiny bit in him.
Video afterwards. Dark blue ram, light blue ewe.
 

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Rough morning.
Should of listened to the voice in my head that said "maybe this is too much for me to handle" and took her in sooner.
But, I guess with no previous failures at being able to pull lambs, I got overly confident and ignored it.

White ewe went to vet, she got it out for us. Ewe is on pain killers, ocxy and antibiotics. No tears, should recover to be able to try again next year.

Black one is due next. I sure hope she doesn't have complications...
 

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Balsa had a eweling! All on her own while we were gone.
Normal sized for mom's size. White ewe's lamb was slightly too big.
Balsa is now a confirmed spot carrier! Eweling has white on head, possibly elsewhere, too.
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Glad the vet could get the lamb from the white ewe and a nice surprise to come home to. At least they think she should be okay for another try.
Your grass looks good and I am sure the sheep love it and the lambs look so cute scattered out all over.
 
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