purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[purplequeenvt]

I have a question, the 2 ewes that you think have no milk, do they have any udders to speak of? I'm asking because I have a ewe that looks really fat right now and looks like she's carrying, but she doesn't have any udder to speak of. If they don't have milk, can they still have a somewhat developed looking udder or can they have none?

Glad you are feeling better btw!

I actually said that they DO have milk. If you take a nice clear picture of your ewe's butt/udder area and some body shots and it post here I can see if I can give you some sort of idea what's going on. Do you know when she should be due? Some ewes don't get of much udder until right before lambing.

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I got the pieces for all the jugs cut, but I've only had time to put 2 panels together. Hopefully I won't need more than that tonight.

 

[bonbean01]

So glad you are feeling better in time for lambing

 

[Bridgemoof]

Oh I didn't read that right. Well glad they have milk!

I will take a picture of the ewe in question tomorrow. I have two Tunis ewes. One is skinny, the other is fat as a cow. I can't quite figure out why since they are at the same feeding trough. But the way her belly is hanging low makes me think she's carrying babies, but doesn't look like any udder yet. Anyways, I'll go into it more tomorrow, thanks PQVT!

 

[Bridgemoof]

HI PQVT,

Here is the ewe in question She is a Tunis and much bigger than my other Tunis. She looks really fat, her belly is hanging down but not much going on in the udder area.

I'd like to get your take on it, thanks!

 

[purplequeenvt]

It is hard to tell by just looking at a sheep's belly especially if they are woolly, but judging by your ewe's udder, she is for sure bred.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Thanks PQVT! She had twins last year and wasn't quite this big. But her udder was MUCH bigger when she delivered. One of her twins was stillborn, so hoping for a better outcome this year!

 

[Shelly May]

Yes, I agree she is bred and still has a few weeks is my guess, she is carrying twins or better. Hope all goes well and keep us posted.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Still no lambs, but we are getting closer. I'm guessing (hoping?) that several will go tomorrow and Saturday (my birthday!) due to the storm that is coming in. Sheep like to give birth in storms. I've got all but 2 lambing jug panels built and I still have to fix several others, but I have enough if 3 or 4 sheep lamb.

 

[Remuda1]

Happy birthday! And I hope you get lambs for a present .

 

[Symphony]

Hope you and your family are surviving, NEMO. Dig yourself out and tell us your, ok.