The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: maddy on April 01, 2015, 02:05:08 pm
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Hi my two first timer ewes have both given birth normally but a week later the mums are shouting and hollering much of the day. Their lambs are not bothered and are usually playing, sleeping or sunbathing. I keep thinking they have lost their lambs but if I put the lambs to the mums it doesn't usually stop them. They just seem a bit anxious. I shut them all in at night and when I check last thing all is quiet and peaceful. Any idea why all the noise?
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Are the mums hungry?
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We have a dawn chorus with our lot! Once they get into the routine of nuts, they know, try them with a little dinner and see if that stops the hollering. Good that they are great first time mums, some are a right nightmare and take a little while to bond, with the help of me or baz as a clamp initially.
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Some breeds with a lot of fleece on their faces struggle to see their kids, and shout to get them to come back. You don't say what breed you have.
When I had my Bowmonts they were constantly standing in the middle of the field shouting... some clipping of their faces helped (but not a lot...)
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Mine are doing the same. I put it down to hunger/wanting food, they mainly do it when anyone ventures out of the house! They did quite a bit of charging about when it was windy. But also settled in between.
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Thanks for the replies. They are Ryelands so have alot of fleece around their face and yes they could be hungry. I have just been feeding them a small handful of nuts between 5 of them.
Will try clipping around the eyes and feeding more.
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I could feed ours til the cows come home and theyed still mug me, oh the joys of bucket led sheep ::)