Really appreciating everyone's advice on here lately as this lambing season has really thrown a lot our way that we've never experienced before.
I noticed one lamb from a triplet ewe, only has 2 lambs on her, looked a bit hunched up when we brought in from the field yesterday evening, I thought maybe because they're new to being out and playing a lot with other lambs yesterday she might not have drank as much as usual. I decided to keep them in a big pen today, both lambs suckle frequently but don't ever seem full, never empty but never full. One looks pretty normal but one is more hunched up than the other.
The lambs are 7 days old, the ewe was lambed by the vet who gave oxytocin at the time and we've had no issue until yesterday - both lambs have been well fed.
Can a ewes milk just run out after feeding so well for 5-7 days?
I couldn't get any milk out of one teat (but I'm not the most experienced) but the lambs seem to suckle and tail wag ocacsionally as if they're getting something . She did lose condition the last week pre lambing due to a prolapse and very stressful time for her with the vet sorting that which did knock her (not wanting to eat etc). Today she seems to be really hungry and eating lots of hay, ewe nuts and drinking lots of water.
I'm hoping this means she'll be starting to produce more milk.
I've tried the lambs with a bottle which wasn't very successful and they barely took anything.
Thanks in advance!
Forgot to add no signs of mastitis and ewe has lambed and raised twins previously.