Today my sheep friend came by again to take a look at my girls, hear my concerns, and allay my fears. Here's the poop:
The Katahdin sheep are not ready to go yet by looking at their udders - they have a way to go. The ewe who is prolapsing mildly appears to have multiples by their estimation. I thought she meant twins...no, triplets. She does see this with her ewes who have triplets. I need to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get worse, make sure she walks around a bit more. She developed a lump on her udder - it felt like a testicle of all things. Her udder is not hot, it may be a gland? She wasn't worried about it. They noticed that my ewes seemed to look a bit bloated and recommended offering baking soda to them, as much as they like, to reduce the gas. I am graining but they thought they looked too full for the amount I am giving. Incidentally, since they have offered it to their goats the milk tastes better and the milk fat concentration has increased. They also recommended offering molasses. This is what has worked for them. I don't need to call a vet but just keep a careful eye on my girlies. I can't imagine them getting any bigger but if they have too much gas from the grain maybe that's why they look so big? Have any of you heard of the baking soda? What were the results? Can I overdo the dry molasses? Thanks for listening and sharing :) Natasha Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
