This was my first year of lambing so I don't have much experience. But
most of my ewes pawed the ground quite a bit for the first few days
after lambing. I don't think sheep eat the placenta. At least none of
mine did, and everyone seems healthy and fine now.
Best Wishes,
Jann
Mountain Ridge Ranch and
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Sussman <david.gadog...@gmail.com>
To: blackbelly <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>
Sent: Wed, May 14, 2014 8:15 am
Subject: [Blackbelly] New mother pawing the ground
We have a new mother ewe, her first time, who just gave birth to two
males
this morning. Throughout the day we have noticed her continuing to paw
at
the ground like she had been doing in the previous days, but from what
we've read it is unusual for it to continue after birth. This is her
first
experience so it's possible that she is just nervous (she is normally
very
personable) but we are a bit concerned about a third (possibly
stillborn?)
lamb in her. I have been checking for the placenta but haven't seen it
(she may have eaten in when I wasn't around) so it's possible that she's
still waiting to pass it and that is causing her behavior.
To clarify, she has been penned with her two lambs with ample straw and
generally digs at the hard dirt below the straw as opposed to the straw
itself.
At what point should we start to be concerned? We've had about a dozen
births here so far but nothing quite like this. We appreciate the help.
David Sussman
Sebastopol, CA
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