[Anke]

Unless it is a massive texel lamb I have lambed (and kidded) in "superman" position a few times... lots of lube and a good pull. When I tried to do it textbook I promptly lost the head inside and it ended up a vet job...
however - always have painkiller for afterwards for the ewe/nanny, my vets either give flunixin or loxicom, which cheers the ewes/nannies up in no time...

[Sbom]

Never push the head back without putting a snare or something round it first, as there is nothing more frustrating than losing the head inside!

[Hevxxx99]

Good tips! Everything is so darned slippery it's hard to grip anything at all.

The old girl is up and eating well, so I'm reasonably confident she's going to be fine.  Her lambs seem content and well fed and although she seems to be lying down a lot still she's getting up regularly to feed them and is merrily cudding away when she's down.

Thanks for all the help!