[Richmond]

One of our last ewes to lamb had complications lambing yesterday needing vet intervention  - both lambs had died inside her, one was very big and needed a lot of manipulation and tugging from vet to deliver it. We only have her sister left to lamb now, due any day. All the other sheep lambed in March and are in another field now on better grass. Bereaved ewe is calling for her dead lambs. I'm actually wondering whether it would be better to move her to a different paddock in case she tries to steal her sister's lambs when they are born, although I'd like to keep her on poor-ish grazing to help dry up her milk and I think the other fields are too lush for her at this time, despite the lack of rain! 
Should I move her or leave her where she is and risk her trying to steal her sister's lambs?

[Rosemary]

Can you not get a lamb to put on to her?

[Richmond]

Can't be certain she'd accept it and then I'd be stuck with a cade to hand rear. She's a Soay and they know what they want, and what they don't!

Her sister looks fit to burst this morning, she's got to lamb today or tomorrow. I'll see how the other ewe reacts and if she's a problem I'll move her. I need her close by today as have to give her more antibiotics, after that I can move her.

[Rosemary]

They might co-parent 

[Richmond]

They might co-parent 

They might, they are closely bonded, although Jenny (the bereaved ewe) is the dominant one and certainly bosses her sister about at times, which is why I'm a a bit concerned. No lambs yet anyway.

[Richmond]

Update: Twin ewe lambs born at lunchtime. All well
Given the weather forecast they are penned in a shelter and I'll probably put Jenny in with the other mums/ older lambs. She is certainly very interested in the newbies and I think would be pushing her sister aside given half a chance.

[Bywaters]

We had a ewe lamb a still born

She was dead keen to steal another lamb from a pair of twins, born 36 hours after, so we let her
All ewes and lambs doing very well

Never had that in 33 lambings