Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Oh what a bad, bad farm day. Been up since 2 am with my ewe Koala who was attempting to lamb. The lamb was turned around and we tried to pull it. It died. 
Then Koala wasn't faring well so we had the vet come out. Torn uterus. We had to put her down. Then our only bred mare this year had placenta hanging out of her today. She is about 9 or 10 months, so she of had SOMETHING in there! NOthing in the field. Nothing on the whole farm. No baby. 
The mare is doing fine, but we can't figure out what happened to her baby. The equine vet is on his way out to examine her now.
Some days. Farming is just. bad.
Then Koala wasn't faring well so we had the vet come out. Torn uterus. We had to put her down. Then our only bred mare this year had placenta hanging out of her today. She is about 9 or 10 months, so she of had SOMETHING in there! NOthing in the field. Nothing on the whole farm. No baby. The mare is doing fine, but we can't figure out what happened to her baby. The equine vet is on his way out to examine her now. Some days. Farming is just. bad.
RainySunday
Ridin' The Range
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. What a sad, terrible day. So sorry for your losses.
. What a sad, terrible day. So sorry for your losses.- Thread starter
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
The vet is here and says there is a small dead foal inside the mare. He can't reach it to pull it, so he has to induce labor. Pray that he can get it out, if not, it's not looking good for the mare. And we already had that baby sold! Awww. We have the best equine vet around, though, and I have confidence he can get it out. I'm just not gonna stay out there and watch. Seen enough bad things today.
promiseacres
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so very sorry about the foal and sheep 
Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
Good grief. Some days it just seems like if it can it will go wrong. So sorry for all your troubles and I sure hope the vet can save your mare. Not much else to say but here is a
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Saying a prayer for you and your mare. So sorry.
CochinBrahmaLover=)
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Thanks everyone! The vet did an extraordinary job at pulling the dead foal. The mare is doing okay! She's going to make it.
I'm still so sad about Koala and her baby, but I was outside with the sheep and the little Jacob lambies were stotting around so cutely, it made me smile. Can't break down now because there are more ewes ready to lamb and we just have to buck up and move forward. That's farming, right?
I'm still so sad about Koala and her baby, but I was outside with the sheep and the little Jacob lambies were stotting around so cutely, it made me smile. Can't break down now because there are more ewes ready to lamb and we just have to buck up and move forward. That's farming, right?
