Misfitmorgan's - Babies 2020

[misfitmorgan]

Congrats on the adorable twins. I am glad that you beat the nasty weather on this one and that all 3 are doing well.

The news is saying life threatening cold...….ya' think?

Thank you, I hope they keep doing well. I did make sure both latched and got a good drink before i left them. It is seriously wicked cold outside. This is ridiculous, i never would have taken even a tiny chance at kidding/lambing/farrowing in january this year if i would have had any idea it was going to be this unreasonably cold. Everything we saw said a mild winter and it was until about 3 weeks ago.

This is our forecast without windchill...so if they make it to Saturday they should be good.

Congrats!

Thank you!

 

[Mike CHS]

It almost seems like we are being cruel having critters born in this kind of weather.

 

[Latestarter]

Have to say, Now I don't feel quite so bad about my girls kidding over the past couple weeks in 30s for lows... Glad they're doing OK MFM. Hope all continues positive.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I agree with you. I had thought i planned on Ivy kidding on Feb 15th but she must have gotten to Big Boy sooner then i ever saw. Maybe she broke into the barn and I just don't remember. Even so none of us could have known it would be this cold at this time of year. They are forecasting -25 tonight here with windchill.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Have to say, Now I don't feel quite so bad about my girls kidding over the past couple weeks in 30s for lows... Glad they're doing OK MFM. Hope all continues positive.

I hope so too. So long as you can keep them over 25F you are usually good, under that and they tend to get frostbite as newborns. Heat lamps help, once our kids/lambs are fully dry they are a lot more hardy.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Kids were doing fine on the check yesterday. No shivering and full tummies.

Kids will be getting their CDT tomorrow, anyone know if a week is enough time for the CDT shot from Ivy to have passed?

 

[Latestarter]

From my understanding... giving the mom the shot less than 30 days before birthing gives inadequate time for mom to build the antibodies and include in her colostrum. Here's what I have for goats. I have to expect it would be basically the same for sheep as well:
https://articles.extension.org/pages/27116/goat-vaccination-program

 

[misfitmorgan]

From my understanding... giving the mom the shot less than 30 days before birthing gives inadequate time for mom to build the antibodies and include in her colostrum. Here's what I have for goats. I have to expect it would be basically the same for sheep as well:
https://articles.extension.org/pages/27116/goat-vaccination-program

Well poo....ok so two shots for the babies, poor things. Hmm i thought babies only needed to be 3days old for CDT but that article says 7 days. So we shall wait until 7 days old i guess.

 

[Mike CHS]

I don't remember the science behind the reason but there is something in the ewes colostrum that inhibits the affect of the CDT if given to the lamb before 7 days. But then again I could be getting that confused with something else.

 

[Latestarter]

I had heard basically the same sort of thing Mike... best to wait at least a week. The kids would be getting 2 shots regardless. They get the initial one at 1 week if mom hasn't had her pre-delivery one or at 5 weeks if she did... and then a booster 5-6 weeks later.