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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Beeducked on March 27, 2015, 06:38:06 pm

Title: Finally!
Post by: Beeducked on March 27, 2015, 06:38:06 pm

We have finally started lambing! :excited:


My prolapsed ewe had 2 ram lambs. Both up on their feet and eating. Very glad she has lambed as she has had a rough time with the prolapse and started prolapsing past the spoon and required stitching on weds. Not going to breed from her again but she's a cracking mum so hopefully they will all do well.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Kimbo on March 27, 2015, 07:15:59 pm

Oh well done. Its been an anxious time but you all got through it  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Jukes Mum on March 27, 2015, 08:37:47 pm

Phew  :hugsheep:

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: debbigord on March 27, 2015, 10:05:32 pm

Whoop whoop, hope all goes smoothly. :fc:

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Beeducked on March 28, 2015, 01:40:09 pm

Bit gutted as we have lost the second little one of the twins. He got a bit flat and cold yesterday evening and had to bring him in to warm him up after tubing him.


Despite being warm and with a full belly he just never seemed to get going again. Didn't seem to absorb any of his feed and passed away this afternoon. :gloomy:
His brother seems to be full of beans so fingers crossed for him. Mum seems to be taking good care of him.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 28, 2015, 04:06:19 pm

When you say he got flat, might the ewe have laid on him?  Often the cause of otherwise unexplained deaths.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Hellybee on March 28, 2015, 05:10:05 pm

I use the term flat meaning depressed, not oneself.  Perhaps she chose one, I took them both of our prolapse ewe, she was so wobbly after the vets, I was scared stiff shed collapse on them and not be able to get up quick enough, they both bonkers bottle lambs now, rip lambie xxx

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: MrsJ on March 28, 2015, 05:17:03 pm

It's always sad to loose one.  At least you did everything you could. :hug:

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Beeducked on March 28, 2015, 06:54:22 pm

Sorry, vague choice of language. Like Hellybee I meant flat as in weak and lethargic rather than physically flat in shape. Sad to lose one but don't think I could have done anything else for the little mite.