Teresa and Mike Lambing Thread Winter 2019 Part2

[Mini Horses]

Mike, do you tag one ear for ewe and another for ram lambs?

Years back a TX goat breeder told me she did so to be able to quickly determine buck/doe . She further said does had their tag in the RIGHT ear, because girls were always right. Cute way to remember -- and you can see, it woks.

Do you also tattoo? Or just those who get registered? My Boer goats were for registration and it helped with parentage, identity, etc. Then also had microchips for some, especially bucks or show stock.

 

[Mike CHS]

Mike, do you tag one ear for ewe and another for ram lambs?

Years back a TX goat breeder told me she did so to be able to quickly determine buck/doe . She further said does had their tag in the RIGHT ear, because girls were always right. Cute way to remember -- and you can see, it woks.

Do you also tattoo? Or just those who get registered? My Boer goats were for registration and it helped with parentage, identity, etc. Then also had microchips for some, especially bucks or show stock.

We don't tatoo but we do the same with ear tags - ewes get right ear and rams get left ear. Our registered sheep get DNA tests also but not till they are around 150 days old to make sure that they should be good enough to be registered

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Thank you both. The lamb is up and getting around just fine but I'm afraid she will damage her tendons if we let it go much longer so we will splint in the morning. We have a lot of contacts and most all of them say to splint and give BOSE and then some say to let it go and they will be fine. I will definitely file the oatmeal recipe away for any that can't get up.

@B&B Happy goats - I have already decided you are an amazing person but that offer was above and beyond. I hope you believe me but I do everything I can for our animals and only put them down when it's in their favor. We have several sheep that are well beyond their $$ value.

Oh mike i didnt mean any insult as i know you are fantastic and would do everything possible to save a animal..that was NEVER a question... (i have also put down when needed) just ment if she was in need of a pet home, i would like to buy her and bring here here....twelve hours is not a unheard road trip for me, when I am on a mission the offer stays open if one ever needs a pet home...no breeding no eating...promise

 

[Mike CHS]

No insult was taken and I know exactly where your heart is so enough said about that.

If she becomes needing a pet home I will bring her to you as a gift to her and hot me.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

No insult was taken and I know exactly where your heart is so enough said about that.

If she becomes needing a pet home I will bring her to you as a gift to her and hot me.

that was beyond touching, thank you...I am honored you feel that way...you are a amazing person

 

[Southern by choice]

You know we have had goats kid where there was a litter. LOL You know how it goes with Nigerians- 4-5... sometimes if a kid is crammed in there they may have feet/leg issue just from position. One litter of 4 or 5 I can't remember had one that had all four legs wonky and I mean wonky. They got better but took a while the rest were fine.
Kind of freaky when you have any lamb/kid that is n't the norm on your farm.

Do you all do the BoSE? Here pretty much every sheep breeder has to after lambing. Cattle folk do too. We just give it before breeding.

 

[Sheepshape]

I think it was @Sheepshape that had a lamb with that problem and she put splints on it and it strengthened it's legs and was just fine. Don't give up on her yet.

It wasn't me, but I have had the problem....a great big ram lamb last year. He just walked with what looked like long feet...well, I say walked, but he was the fastest mover of all the flock. It never was a problem to him. Truth is, we didn't notice his 'flat feet' until he went out into the pasture, and, as he was so obviously unhindered we left him. Splinting or tight strapping changed regularly to allow for growth should fix it. B vitamin and selenium deficiencies (suggested by Southern) can affect ligaments, so worth correcting.

I've splinted a lamb (tongue depressors and vet tape) who had her leg broken by momma> The end result was excellent as you tissues heal so well.

B&B you are a saint......Heart of gold! Sounds like you're a bigger Softie than me with my 'Rejects group'...Minnie and Bella....old ewes with a wrecked udders, Becky....brain damaged and visually impaired, Titch....how can a ewe be this small?, Flower....such an awful example of her breed, thin, small and fit as a fiddle. None of these are allowed within fields of the ram and are of no commercial value.

You can be 47 -- I'll send you an ear tag!!

Owwwwww! Just reminds me of those YouTube videos (take a look if you haven't seen them) of some well-oiled lads, one group from Germany and another from nearby here(!) who use the ear tagger on each other......Make sure that you clean the tagger first.....though anyone who wants to get 'tagged' has 'Mad Cow Disease' by definition.

As many lamb pics as you Like Mike CHS.

 

[Rammy]

Hope your new baby gets better soon. Im sure the taping or splints your going to do will help alot. Its interesting that your ewe knew something was wrong and made her baby keep standing. She knows it will help strengthen her tendons. Smart sheep!

 

[Mike CHS]

We are going get some BoSE this morning but none of the farms around us that we talked to indicated that they used it. She is getting around like there is nothing wrong but we will take care of her and see where it goes.

 

[RollingAcres]

I'm behind on this thread and some other ones as well. Congrats on more lambs Mike!
I like the black one.

Her name is 47.

Or you can be like @Latestarter , just call her Blackie.