A hobby sheep farmer espouses on training her dogs and running her farm, giving herding lessons and raising ducks,chickens,sheep and calves.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
lamb
So this morning at 6:30 , I go out to check on the lamb that I practically threw out with it'sMom last night at Odark thirty. The lamb didn't look lively at all and was just sitting in the corner so I decided to go out later and pick up something to tube it with. I let the other sheep out but around 11am they were trying to get back in so I opened up the door and let the ewes back in.
I bundled up and went to the co-op because that is the only place that carries the tube thingy. I bought a couple of needles (just in case) and a new hat while I was there.
I came in the house and put the syrninge full of milk in the microwave and went out to get the lamb,opened the door and a newborn was in front of me. Brownie had lambed and had twins of course. The other lamb was a bit behind her. So I have brownish ewe lamb and a white ram lamb. In the meantime the lamb I was going to tube feed appears to be up and lively , even jumping around a bit. Not going to feed it then. It did nurse while I was watching too and then laid down again in the corner where the heat lamp is and then back up again to go exploring so I guess it will make it after all.
I put Brownies's lambs into one of the new lambing pens and she was still cleaning them when I came in to make some lunch. 10deg outside-- it figures.
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