Author Topic: lambing advice  (Read 3035 times)

mebnandtrn

  • Joined Mar 2014
  • lower whitley
lambing advice
« on: March 09, 2015, 08:10:24 am »
First 2 lambs from one ewe successfully arrived! About 4am another ewe started to have a watery discharge, just like the first one did shortly before pushing. But she still isn't really pushing or anything. Is this ok / normal / a problem? I guess we are just looking for advice about examining her, which we want to avoid till its essential. Many thanks.

mebnandtrn

  • Joined Mar 2014
  • lower whitley
Re: lambing advice
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2015, 10:16:42 am »
sorted! It was 2 back legs. pulled it out successfully
thanks

Jukes Mum

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • North Yorkshire
Re: lambing advice
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2015, 11:23:50 am »
Well done :)
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: lambing advice
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2015, 12:34:01 pm »
Well done.  Sorry you didn't get any replies when you first asked - I won't be the only one looked at your post, and hesitated what to say.  Sometimes the person on the spot just has to go with their gut - and you did, and you did well  :thumbsup:

Whilst it's generally true to try not to intervene too fast, frankly you won't kill a lamb or a ewe by helping them out, (provided you stop and/or call a vet if you can't sort it with gentle, easy movements) but you can get a dead lamb - or more than one - by not helping when needed.  And as you get more experienced, you'll develop a better feel for when you need to help and when you can wait a while longer.

You clearly have a good instinct - trust it  :)
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Gunnermark

  • Joined Sep 2011
Re: lambing advice
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2015, 09:02:34 pm »
Well done great effort.  :thumbsup:

 

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