Baymule’s 2025 Lambing

[Baymule]

I have decided to stay on the tie her routine for a week or two. If she doesn’t accept the lamb, I’m going to put him on Craigslist as a bottle baby. I’ll bottle feed him to get him started.

 

[Baymule]

Frimplepants and her twins. GOOD MOM!

Granny and her twins. BAD MOM!

I’ll be outside shortly after daylight to tie Granny up so the ram lamb can eat. I’ll let her loose for breakfast then tie her up again. She is stout! It’s a fight, I don’t see this ending in my favor.

 

[Mini Horses]

Only kid rejects I've had was a trip. She did everything for it but let it nurse. Weird!! There were 2 white & this black. Always felt that was reason...

 

[Baymule]

I finally gave the poor little guy a bottle. I held Granny today and he sucked but his tummy was not fat and full. .She wasn’t letting her milk down. I gave him 3 bottles of 4 ounces each this late afternoon to 5:00. Finally his tummy was full.

 

[Ridgetop]

It is such a shame that she is a bad mom. She has grown into a beautiful ewe and her bloodlines are terrific. She is out of my Lewis ram and he threw gorgeous stock. I am so sad for you but a ewe that won't produce or raise her lambs is worthless no matter how nice an animal she is. Hopefully the mothering she is giving to the ewe lamb will come through when that lamb is bred and produces.

 

[Baymule]

Little guy is doing better. With bottle feeding, he is stronger now. Yesterday I saw him stealing milk. She kicked him off, but he got a little milk. I was gone yesterday for hours. Came home expecting to find him with a hollow belly, but it had a small bulge, so he stole enough to not be starving. He is all white with one small brown spot on a hind leg, so Spot is his name.

I met @Ridgetop and her husband on Thursday afternoon in Lufkin and she brought me her bander. They were passing through on their way to take tractor for repair and swing out to pick up their puppy before going home. I’ll band him because a bottle ram is dangerous.

I’m having a Thanksgiving/Christmas get together for some friends the first weekend of December. I invited Ridgetop and her husband to come too so we will have a lot of fun. My friends autistic daughter has been so excited about the lambs, she is going to get a kick out of bottle feeding the baby.