Hi all: I just had my second ewe lamb last night. She had twins, a ram and a ewe between 2:45 and 3:45 AM. When the first one (the ram) was born she began to clean him off, but once he moved she began butting him into the wall. Fortunately I was there to rescue him. She did a little better with the ewe, but not much. This is her first lambing.
I have been able to hold her and let the lambs nurse several times. Is there anything I can do to help her bond with her babies? She is not nickering to them at all. Her twin sister who lambed Wednesday, and also had twins, has been talking to the babies, and they have been trying to get in with her. Her sister is a great mom. I was wondering about constructing some sort of a stanchion ( I know they make something like that) to make it easier to restrain her while they nurse. Could she be left in something like that for some extended periods of time so the babies could be with her, without her being able to hurt them? If so, is she apt to let them nurse without the necessity of my being there every time? These are my first sheep, and any advice would be welcome. Thank you. Sandy Hession _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
