The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: dixie on June 09, 2017, 09:48:02 pm
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I had a ewe that lambed on Monday, 7 weeks after the others, she's being a really good mum but isn't really integrating with the others, I noticed tonight that the other ewes, one in particular, is giving her a really hard time, head butting and pushing her around. I think it's mainly a ewe who is lambless, her lamb died within 12 hours.
The other lambs are just inquisitive but this ewe really seems to have it in for her and the others seem to be joining in. Should I be worried or just leave them to it.? I've never seen this before?
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I would pen her or put her in a field separately with her lamb(s) for a while. She doesn't need the stress of being pushed around by the others and if they turn on her lamb(s) as well it could have dire consequences.
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^^^^^ or pull the bully off - it's not her fault, they take ages sometimes to get over losing a lamb.