Author Topic: Ewe not letting her milk down? (Read 6737 times)

Hillview Farm · « **on:** March 09, 2014, 07:03:27 am »

Hello all,

First ewe lambed last night a week early, she has a fairly large bag. Long story short, I don't think she's letting her milk down for the lambs or it's not all there? I can't get very much out at all by hand and after the lambs feeding for 2 hours last night and no massively full tums I gave them colostrum myself. The ewe has milk there and the colostrum looks normal and good but just won't let it down!

Advice?

Hillview Farm · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2014, 07:08:01 am »

Forgot to add, no mastitis and her teats are high on the udder, it's like the milk can't drain onto the teats. Sadly this girl will have to go

kanisha · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2014, 07:20:55 am »

Injection of oxytocin should do the trick.

Ladygrey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2014, 08:09:37 am »

Yeah a jab of Oxytocin should help her out,
seeing as she lambed a week early and no mastitis or obvious problems I would see how she goes after the jab as this can happen after early lambings

Hillview Farm · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2014, 08:30:53 am »

After speaking to a shepherd he said they can take 24hours for it to come, he's finding me a jab and it seems she's let some more down so fingers crossed!

Ladygrey · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2014, 08:34:23 am »

Thats great

Yes it can take a little while to come down sometimes

in the hills · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:59:28 am »

Hopefully it will come. Not had it with our ewes but it's the case even in humans that it can take a good 24 hrs .... I know

so supposing it can be the same for sheep.

shygirl · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2014, 01:00:07 pm »

Quote from: Hillview Farm on March 09, 2014, 07:08:01 am

Forgot to add, no mastitis and her teats are high on the udder, it's like the milk can't drain onto the teats. Sadly this girl will have to go

is it her first lamb? if so im sure it will all go south after a few lambs

SteveHants · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2014, 05:34:53 pm »

Quote from: shygirl on March 09, 2014, 01:00:07 pm

Quote from: Hillview Farm on March 09, 2014, 07:08:01 am
Forgot to add, no mastitis and her teats are high on the udder, it's like the milk can't drain onto the teats. Sadly this girl will have to go

is it her first lamb? if so im sure it will all go south after a few lambs

Sensibly, I imagine there will be no more lambs after these.