Luvmypets Journal: A New Season

[norseofcourse]

Congrats, that is a big lamb!

 

[samssimonsays]

Ahhh congrats! Happy Easter to you!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Congratulations!!....nice looking little one there....

 

[luvmypets]

Congrats, that is a big lamb!

He got stuck too, after 30 minutes of some big pushes we only saw the toes and nose. I helped her and pulled on her contractions as she was exauhsted.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh my goodness - the pic with his feet and face out! I laughed so hard - it's precious. The look in his eyes is just priceless! Looks like a Pic of the Week - or a caption contest pic to me!

Congratulations on a real cutie!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats!

 

[luvmypets]

Out and about

Nursing is still a new thing for Clover and she needs some help. Otherwise she adores him!

 

[Bruce]

I know he can baa so idk why he is so quiet.

Maybe he figures if he doesn't have anything important or interesting to say there is no reason to say anything at all There are people in this world that could learn from him

Congratulations, 2 ewes, 2 relatively easy births.

 

[luvmypets]

Ok so let me explain what happened. We were at the barn until about 2PM and I could tell Clover was going to lamb soon. We went down to see my Grandmother and we came back at 10 PM; "Just a quick check". I came in and she was in the corner panting away. My brother and mom were exaughsted and resting in the car while I observed Her. She was panting, having some contractions, I knew the baby was coming. I urged my mom and brother to go home as "Im not missing this, I need to be there for her!". Her water broke around 11 and I didnt see toes until about a half hour later. She started hard pushing. We watched as we could see the toes, muzzle, and tongue but after a half hour nothing changed despite her really straining. I quickly did some research and it described exactly what I saw, and explained how: if the baby is too big she is going to need some help. I wrapped my hands around his pasterns on each hoof and pulled on her contractions, it took about ten minutes before we got his head out. He was moving and twitching which had us very relieved! I was going to let her push him out but she was done. I pulled him and I did the sweep of the mouth and all that and then brought him up to momma. She was so confused at first, she was like "Whaaat?! " but her momma instincts kicked in and she immediatly started cooing and licking him. After everything was said and done I was concerned about Clover. She didn't get up for a significant amount of time. However after a while her babe got far enough and she got up and followed him. She licked him up and down talking to him the whole time, he was so vigorous. He was "nursing the air" within minutes of birth. Clover is a very attentative and a bit paranoid mama. If her baby is behind her and she cant see him, she starts bleating. He doesn't talk back much unless we are holding him so she is constantly murmuring little things to him. Nursing was a bit complicated, when he was getting up to find the teat she would knock him down as she was licking him. First timers are always a blast! Anyways she is still unsure about nursing unless I have a halter on her. I dont even need any tension on her lead she just stands for him..its weird.. Anyways without the lead she walks away most of the time. I know he fed this morning however.

It was such a good feeling when his head was out

Tending to her newborn

The dude this morning, no wonder she had trouble delivering him! He's a big boy

Anyways here was the worst part of last night. Clover was in labor and her siblings...Well they saw a free jungle gym...

He was born in the first few minutes of easter, just a perfect end to lambing.

 

[luvmypets]

What do you guys think of the name Simon?

My dad really wants to name him Icarus, but Im not very fond of it so.

Its a biblical reference meaning: he who hears