Author Topic: Crazy sheep - should I be worried? (Read 2673 times)

AliceJ · « **on:** April 08, 2014, 07:36:24 pm »

Hi
I have recently bought 3 grey faced dartmoor ewes who are due to lamb anytime. One of them has gone a bit bonkers, running around a lot and leaping. Is this a sign of something other than spring madness? She is eating and well in all other ways though a little breathless after her grand national running attempts
Should I be worried?
Thanks,
Alice

Hellybee · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2014, 08:38:02 pm »

My Molly lamb Eve,now aged two went particularly Barrmy the night she lambed so you could have some bubs before the night is out

is she a first timer x

Dogwalker · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2014, 09:04:50 pm »

hope that's not the reason several of mine were hoppity skipping this evening and I've got goats kidding imminently.
Rather the hoggs waited a week of two thank you.

Pedwardine · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2014, 10:27:46 pm »

Think it's just the time of year. In my experience, sheep have no respect for their condition when they're pregnant

AliceJ · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2014, 11:11:08 pm »

Thanks everyone for the reassurance. I had initially thought it was spring madness but didn't want to find out the hard way that it was a sign of some rare sheep disease!