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Baymule
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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’s 2025 Lambing
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Baymule
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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.
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
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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...
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Baymule
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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.
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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. 
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Baymule
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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.
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.
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Baymule
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Last weekend was a ton of fun. Sarah, her husband and autistic daughter, @Ridgetop and her husband came and we had a great time. Lauren got to bottle feed Spot. She was thrilled.
Then Spot got passed around like a huggy pillow.
Saturday morning, Sugar, Texas Five White Dorper fame, first lambing, had tiny twin ewes. Sarah helped me hold them down low for Sugar to follow and we put them in a small pen with shelter. Lauren got to hold a newborn just hours old and the lamb sucked her finger. She was estatic.
Saturday evening after we were “through” outside, Leighton took their dogs out to potty, came in and told me a lamb was crying. I stepped out on the porch and it was a newborn! Out the door we went!
Aerial, the ONLY registered daughter I got out of Ringo, had twins! A flashy red ram with chrome and a white ewe with a freckled nose. Aerial didn’t know what to do. We got a roll end of wire and made a small semi circle under the hoop shelter. Feed, hay, water and she was set. Aerial finished licking her babies without all the help of the other ewes. I’ll keep the ewe lamb. @Ridgetop suggested I take the flashy ram to the TexKats sheep field day in May because they let members bring sheep to sell, private treaty. Brilliant idea!
I was so happy that not one, but two ewes had lambs while Sarah and family were here.
Then Spot got passed around like a huggy pillow.
Saturday morning, Sugar, Texas Five White Dorper fame, first lambing, had tiny twin ewes. Sarah helped me hold them down low for Sugar to follow and we put them in a small pen with shelter. Lauren got to hold a newborn just hours old and the lamb sucked her finger. She was estatic.
Saturday evening after we were “through” outside, Leighton took their dogs out to potty, came in and told me a lamb was crying. I stepped out on the porch and it was a newborn! Out the door we went!
Aerial, the ONLY registered daughter I got out of Ringo, had twins! A flashy red ram with chrome and a white ewe with a freckled nose. Aerial didn’t know what to do. We got a roll end of wire and made a small semi circle under the hoop shelter. Feed, hay, water and she was set. Aerial finished licking her babies without all the help of the other ewes. I’ll keep the ewe lamb. @Ridgetop suggested I take the flashy ram to the TexKats sheep field day in May because they let members bring sheep to sell, private treaty. Brilliant idea!
I was so happy that not one, but two ewes had lambs while Sarah and family were here.
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Baymule
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I kept Granny and her twins penned up so guests could bottle feed Spot. They had so much fun and threatened to smuggle him home. So this morning I opened the gate to that pen and let Granny out. Lambs of course were bewildered and didn’t follow her. I finished up chores so Spot wouldn’t yell for me, and came inside. The lambs bounced and ran, getting Granny greatly concerned, but only for the ewe lamb. LOL Spot followed his sister more than he did his mother. Whatever works.
I’ve been checking on them, looking out the window. Granny grazed away from the lambs, bawling for them to come to her, but they are stupid lambs. Freedom! Run! Play! Ignore mom! Granny ran back to them. Slowly she led them to join the flock, grazing in the L part of the front field where now I can’t see them. I’m not worried, Sheba is on the job. In about 40 minutes I’ll go give Spot his bottle.
I’ve been checking on them, looking out the window. Granny grazed away from the lambs, bawling for them to come to her, but they are stupid lambs. Freedom! Run! Play! Ignore mom! Granny ran back to them. Slowly she led them to join the flock, grazing in the L part of the front field where now I can’t see them. I’m not worried, Sheba is on the job. In about 40 minutes I’ll go give Spot his bottle.
fuzzi
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I realize you have hair sheep, but these shearing videos keep popping up on my phone, so I thought I'd share:
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I watch that shearing...sheep & llama, too. Amazing how fast with experience 
Another sheepie thing I watch are the herding ones. It's a feel good view. Those dogs 
Another sheepie thing I watch are the herding ones. It's a feel good view. Those dogs 
