ZoeytheLamb
Chillin' with the herd
Hi Everyone!
I just joined the forum yesterday afternoon- I have been lurking for a about week reading a lot of the posts. I saw what a friendly and helpful group was here so got the nerve up to join.
I've already been getting a lot of good advice from Bridgemoof and SheepGirl.
On Good Friday I became the foster mom to a Gulf Coast Native ewe lamb- she was less than 12 hours old. I was not raised on a farm, I have never had any experience with sheep at all- but she was just going to be left to die at the living history museum where I work, they were just going to let Nature take its course. Her mother gave birth to twins and only had enough milk for one lamb.
So I brought the baby lamb home and she has become a real part of our family.
She has had some major health problems- she developed Navel Ill and then it went into a mild form of Joint Ill. I found a really great local livestock vet and the lamb has been on a series of antibiotic shots- she began her forth round yesterday. As of this a.m. her temp still is 103.6
Well, that's the situation I am dealing with. So glad to join this forum- I've been clueless what to do with caring for her, but this forum is a great asset.
All the best to everyone!
Sandy
I just joined the forum yesterday afternoon- I have been lurking for a about week reading a lot of the posts. I saw what a friendly and helpful group was here so got the nerve up to join.
I've already been getting a lot of good advice from Bridgemoof and SheepGirl.
On Good Friday I became the foster mom to a Gulf Coast Native ewe lamb- she was less than 12 hours old. I was not raised on a farm, I have never had any experience with sheep at all- but she was just going to be left to die at the living history museum where I work, they were just going to let Nature take its course. Her mother gave birth to twins and only had enough milk for one lamb.
So I brought the baby lamb home and she has become a real part of our family.
She has had some major health problems- she developed Navel Ill and then it went into a mild form of Joint Ill. I found a really great local livestock vet and the lamb has been on a series of antibiotic shots- she began her forth round yesterday. As of this a.m. her temp still is 103.6
Well, that's the situation I am dealing with. So glad to join this forum- I've been clueless what to do with caring for her, but this forum is a great asset.
All the best to everyone!
Sandy
from Thurmont, MD.
from NC
