A Horrible start to lambing

[Sheepshape]

This year has been nightmarish.

Two sets of premature twins, of which only one individual survived. Then a set of dead twins.....cause unclear.

Finally two days ago an ex-bottle lamb pet produced a pair of seemingly healthy twins, and yesterday a vigorous ewe lamb.

I have never had such a horrible start to lambing and wonder if I would be better to take up knitting or cake baking.

 

[greenmulberry]

I hope this was just a fluke and the rest are easy.

 

[jodief100]

I am very sorry. Sometimes things just happen.

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Awww...I'm so sorry. I'm having a rough time with my goat kids, too. It's so hard to keep on going when things like this happen. I think sometimes we just have to keep pushing on even when we want to give up and go to something easier. At some point, you'll get through it; maybe even learn a thing or two through the hard times and how to be better prepared. I guess that's one good thing about me having so much kid trouble; I'm getting a lot of first-aid stuff on hand now. Hoping you'll feel better and get some healthy lambs soon.

 

[Womwotai]

Finally two days ago an ex-bottle lamb pet produced a pair of seemingly healthy twins, and yesterday a vigorous ewe lamb.

I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time. I didn't really understand the problem with the quoted sentence though. Did the same ewe have twins one day and another lamb the next, or was it two different ewes? But healthy and vigorous seem like good things…..

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[bonbean01]

So sorry and hope things get better!!!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

So sorry you are having such a hard time of it. This year has been a hard one for lots of people, very weird.

Hoping things start to look up SOON!

 

[Southdown]

It's so hard to lose lambs. I get so excited waiting the whole five months. But it's still worth it when you get to hold a healthy lamb. It makes the wait worth it.

 

[Southern by choice]

So sorry sheepscape. This really has been an awful year for so many all over the country. Simply strange.