SheepGirl's 2014 Lambing Thread

[SheepGirl]

Well this am my mom woke me up to tell me to go out to check on Ciqala because she was in the sheep shack by herself while everyone else was eating. No babies--BUT she did have her tail up when she ran by me and I got to look at her vulva and it is pink and swollen (yesterday it wasn't swollen/as noticeable) and her udder looks pinker (it was looking kind of purpley yesterday) and her teats more filled out so I think we have a good chance of having babies today

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Still no lambs and I got a look at her vulva earlier today when I fed. Haven't checked on them since. Don't think we will have any lambs today or tomorrow based on the looks of her vulva. This darn ewe I want lambs NOW! hehehe just kidding. I can wait. But not for long.

I know exactly what you mean. She's just following the [ewe's ] code of honor. Just don't say I can't take it anymore; she's gonna wait three days more if you do!

 

[bonbean01]

 

[SheepGirl]

she had triplets I will update when I get inside

 

[Roving Jacobs]

Congrats! What a good ewe she is

 

[bonbean01]

Congratulations!!!! Great start to your lambing season!!!

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Congrats!!! How exciting!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

Okay, well I don't know where my mom put my laptop so I will just update over my phone.

I got home at 4ish last night, got off at 2 and then went to ihop, and as soon as I got home I checked on her. No lambs, but her udder was swollen (the "udder boom") so I figured she would be having lambs by the time I woke up.

Fast forward to 8:20ish. My mom woke me up...I'm not sure exactly what she said but I heard lambs lol so I jumped right up and went outside.

I heard a baby baa as I was walking and I yelled to my mom on the deck that she did lamb. So I'm in there and they throw me some towels. It was windy and snowy so I start rubbing the ram lambs body with it.

Ciqala lays down and she delivers her ewe lamb (the one with the spot on her back in the photo). I only expected her to have that many so I was working on those two to get them to nurse.

They started shivering so I set them on my lap and covered them with towels. Then around 10 Ciqala lays right in front of me and starts delivering what I thought was the afterbirth. It looked like she was having too much trouble because it was taking so long and she was grinding her teeth so I looked behind her to see there was one back leg sticking out! So I went in and pulled the other back leg out and then she pushed him out.

I'm so surprised she had 3! From Jan 2012 to Feb 2014 (25 months) she's been pregnant 3 times and had 8 babies! What a great momma sheep.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Very happy for you. We sure have had our fair share of snow this year and really cold temps.

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Wow, that's great!! So glad it all went well for you!