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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: andywalt on February 16, 2011, 08:22:35 pm

Title: Yipee,
Post by: andywalt on February 16, 2011, 08:22:35 pm: Hi

Lunch time i noticed the 7th ewe to have two water bags hanging, this evening still nothing had happened and no lambs, so OH held her head while I had a feel, and one front leg of the first lamb was tucked under, so I gently eased my arm in under the lamb and pulled it up, and gently pulled both front feet with head following and out she came, felt inside again and pulled the other one straight out no problems, im so chuffed to have sorted it myself, there no better feeling to see the ewe licking her lambs....mermering to them... its really something special ....I put iodine on the navels, at least one is a ewe lamb, total so far 12 lambs.......9 boys 3 girls.

I will go back in two hours at 10pm and make sure they are suckling, they are certainly lively
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: Cinderhills on February 16, 2011, 08:24:30 pm: Congratulations on a successful delivery. :)
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: Rosemary on February 16, 2011, 09:03:58 pm: Well done , you!
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: daddymatty82 on February 16, 2011, 11:55:11 pm: sheep can take 24 hrs to lamb down i would say but well done my best experiance was lambing down and my ex reported me missing to the police so the called me while lambing so mum answered and then i spoke as he needed to hear my voice /see me so i invited him down he came down to see me and low and behold i had my hand in and the copper waited 20 minits to see me lol
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: faith0504 on February 17, 2011, 10:00:17 am: oh that is lovely, well done i hope mother and babies are doing well :wave:
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: OhLaLa on February 17, 2011, 11:14:19 am: Thanks for keeping us updated. Sounds like you are going a good job.

:sheep:
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: morri2 on February 17, 2011, 11:51:39 am: Well done Andy! I bet you're shattered ;) and looking forward to a good nights sleep when it all over!!
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: andywalt on February 17, 2011, 05:49:43 pm: well im really enjoying it, 3 more to go then i have 5 weeks then another 10 ;D
Title: Re: Yipee,
Post by: jack on February 17, 2011, 07:34:51 pm: Great to hear you got the lamb out ok and always nice to hear some lambs being born. Good work and good luck :)