purplequeenvt Lambing 2016
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purplequeenvt
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I helped her a bit since I was there, but she would have been just fine without me. I had an older ewe (this ewe's mother in fact) that had twins, 15 lbs each, a few years ago. They slid right out like nothing.
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Izzy finally lambed! She had twin 12 lb boys this morning around 9 this morning.
#510 Arsenic (white) and #511 Selenium (black)
Selenium was breech so I helped him out. They are both beautiful boys! Lovely curls. They are 3/4 Border Leicester, 1/4 Romeny so they will be wethered.
#510 Arsenic (white) and #511 Selenium (black)
Selenium was breech so I helped him out. They are both beautiful boys! Lovely curls. They are 3/4 Border Leicester, 1/4 Romeny so they will be wethered.
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Holy moly those are some big boys!
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purplequeenvt
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Selenium is a big DumDum. He still hasn't nursed. He has a combination of dumb ram plus Romney blood. Bad combo. Stubborn as all get out.
I milked Izzy and got a several ounces in him from a bottle. He keeps trying to nurse so maybe he'll get it eventually. I'll keep bringing him the bottle until I know for sure whether he's nursed by himself.
I milked Izzy and got a several ounces in him from a bottle. He keeps trying to nurse so maybe he'll get it eventually. I'll keep bringing him the bottle until I know for sure whether he's nursed by himself.
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Rough night in the barn. 
It all started this morning. Rebecca (a Border Leicester, 2nd lambing) had a bad vaginal prolapse. I put her back together and got her all trussed up. She continued to act like she was in early labor (baby baaing, attacking the dogs, hanging out in one spot, etc...) so I moved her into the maternity ward and fed her which seemed to distract her. She had barely any udder which made me suspect that her behavior had to do with the prolapse instead of labor.
I had to leave at 10:30 this morning so I left my dad with instructions to keep a close eye on her and Penny. He checked them multiple times and didn't notice anything going on. I got home at 6:30 and ran right out to check. She was in labor. She had pushed her spoon out (causing a lot of swelling and trauma to her vulva) and when I checked her, I found toes and a nose. It took a lot of work to get that baby out. Things were not where they were supposed to be (Rebecca's parts, not the lamb). I wasn't sure that mom or baby was going to survive the process.
I finally got the baby out - a LIVE black GIRL, but mom didn't have much interest. I ran inside to get some stuff and when I came back, Rebecca had prolapsed most of her uterus. I attempted to get it back in, but it would just slide back out. I did eventually get it to stay, but we made the hard decision to put Rebecca down.
It was difficult to do, but in the end we decided that putting her down was the best option. The chance of her taking her lamb were low and the risk of re-prolapsing or hemorrhaging were very high. Now Rebecca will feed us.
I gave the lamb to Izzy. We'll see if Izzy will take her. She's thinking about.
It all started this morning. Rebecca (a Border Leicester, 2nd lambing) had a bad vaginal prolapse. I put her back together and got her all trussed up. She continued to act like she was in early labor (baby baaing, attacking the dogs, hanging out in one spot, etc...) so I moved her into the maternity ward and fed her which seemed to distract her. She had barely any udder which made me suspect that her behavior had to do with the prolapse instead of labor.
I had to leave at 10:30 this morning so I left my dad with instructions to keep a close eye on her and Penny. He checked them multiple times and didn't notice anything going on. I got home at 6:30 and ran right out to check. She was in labor. She had pushed her spoon out (causing a lot of swelling and trauma to her vulva) and when I checked her, I found toes and a nose. It took a lot of work to get that baby out. Things were not where they were supposed to be (Rebecca's parts, not the lamb). I wasn't sure that mom or baby was going to survive the process.
I finally got the baby out - a LIVE black GIRL, but mom didn't have much interest. I ran inside to get some stuff and when I came back, Rebecca had prolapsed most of her uterus. I attempted to get it back in, but it would just slide back out. I did eventually get it to stay, but we made the hard decision to put Rebecca down.
It was difficult to do, but in the end we decided that putting her down was the best option. The chance of her taking her lamb were low and the risk of re-prolapsing or hemorrhaging were very high. Now Rebecca will feed us.
I gave the lamb to Izzy. We'll see if Izzy will take her. She's thinking about.
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So sorry for the loss of your ewe
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I'm so sorry about Rebecca, what a scary and difficult thing to go through. Glad for the lamb and I hope she does well.- Thread starter
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purplequeenvt
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Izzy decided she didn't want another baby so baby is currently snoring on my lap.
