Baymule
Herd Master
The suspense has got to be killing you. COME ON GIRLS!!
Lambing time!!
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Zummerol
Loving the herd life
It is... looks like my one ewe is in the starting phase of labour.
. I hope...
. I hope...
Baymule
Herd Master
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Zummerol
Loving the herd life
Yup... she is up and down like a Yoyo... straining every now and then... so yes
Baymule
Herd Master
Pictures! Pictures! We want pictures!
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Zummerol
Loving the herd life
As soon as we have a babe will send pics...
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Zummerol
Loving the herd life
Ok we have a baby... but it is tiny. It cannot stand up at all... any suggestions on what needs to be done or that can be done...
If it’s airways are clear, mom licked nose, then leave it to learn on its own. It can take a little while.
Kusanar
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It needs to be clean and dry, if mama hasn't taken care of that you will need to. It also needs to be warm and get colostrum in it. If it can't stand it hasn't had anything to drink yet. If at all possible, I would milk the ewe and get some in a bottle for the baby so you can tell for sure that it is drinking. Likely once it has a chance to warm up and get some energy it will get up but until then it needs to be taken care of.
Edit to add, you can wait a few hours on the milk / colostrum for it to try on it's own, but it needs to drink within a few hours of birth.
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Zummerol
Loving the herd life
It was born 2 and a half hours ago... cant even lift its head... put mom and baby in the lamb pen but mommy kept kicking baby with front legs to try and get it up. I have put it in a crate in the pen under a heat lamp with mom. Will have to milk the mom to get some milk in it. I cant believe how small it is...
