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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: mebnandtrn on March 09, 2015, 08:10:24 am

Title: lambing advice
Post by: mebnandtrn on March 09, 2015, 08:10:24 am

First 2 lambs from one ewe successfully arrived! About 4am another ewe started to have a watery discharge, just like the first one did shortly before pushing. But she still isn't really pushing or anything. Is this ok / normal / a problem? I guess we are just looking for advice about examining her, which we want to avoid till its essential. Many thanks.

Title: Re: lambing advice
Post by: mebnandtrn on March 09, 2015, 10:16:42 am

sorted! It was 2 back legs. pulled it out successfully
thanks

Title: Re: lambing advice
Post by: Jukes Mum on March 09, 2015, 11:23:50 am

Well done :)

Title: Re: lambing advice
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 09, 2015, 12:34:01 pm

Well done.  Sorry you didn't get any replies when you first asked - I won't be the only one looked at your post, and hesitated what to say.  Sometimes the person on the spot just has to go with their gut - and you did, and you did well  :thumbsup:

Whilst it's generally true to try not to intervene too fast, frankly you won't kill a lamb or a ewe by helping them out, (provided you stop and/or call a vet if you can't sort it with gentle, easy movements) but you can get a dead lamb - or more than one - by not helping when needed.  And as you get more experienced, you'll develop a better feel for when you need to help and when you can wait a while longer.

You clearly have a good instinct - trust it  :)

Title: Re: lambing advice
Post by: Gunnermark on March 10, 2015, 09:02:34 pm

Well done great effort.  :thumbsup: