Re: [Blackbelly] Underdeveloped twin, (He WAS constipated)

Michael: If he took 4oz at one feeding I would not tube him. He sounds like he is well on his way to recovery. I don't like the trauma with tubing, I always feel that it hurts the throat. I also would bet that he becomes your best buddy for a while. My other bottle lambs would let my

[Blackbelly] lambs can't or won't suckle

A two year old ewe had twins night before last. She was enormous with bulging sides and a huge bag. I watched yesterday in the pasture and never saw the lambs suckle. I put them in the sheep barn last night and this morning she seems to avoid them. One of the lambs does not make any effort

Re: [Blackbelly] lambs can't or won't suckle

Definitely try to express some milk. Also check her bag to make sure it is not unusually hard. It could be that that huge milk bag has no milk! We recently talked about OPP and Hard Bag here. This could be an example (or not). If the momma is rejecting the lambs then a stanchion to restrain

Re: [Blackbelly] lambs can't or won't suckle

Just had another idea other than the OPP/HardBag/Mastitis. Do you think it is possible she still has another lamb inside her? If she has a dead lamb inside her it would fit your description. I would get some lube and a long glove and find out. A shot of oxytocin might help her clean out as

[Blackbelly] more on Blackbelly lambs can't or won't suckle

I tried to express milk but could not. Her udder is neither firm nor lumpy and it doesn't appear inflammed. She did not seem senitive to palpation of the udder and she is active and feeding well. She has diarhhea. I gave her 300,000 units of penicillin. I will have to bottle feed the

Re: [Blackbelly] more on Blackbelly lambs can't or won't suckle

If she has a dead lamb in her it is poisoning her which would lead to the diarrhea. Did you notice any foul smell? Being active and feeding well doesn't fit with a dead retained fetus though. The oxytocin does help a ewe get her milk going. Pull her eye lid down and see if it has good color. If

Re: [Blackbelly] lambs can't or won't suckle

I would try to express some milk. If the doe doesn't have a temperature, it's unlikely to be mastitis, although it could be incubating. Another possibility is a plugged teat; clues could be that the lambs are nursing unusually often, or that they have given up trying. There may be semi-solid

[Blackbelly] polled ram available in Louisiana

The following person is selling a polled blackbelly ram. Because this ram was sired by a horned ram, he would have to undergo some fairly extensive progeny testing to ensure he was capable of reliably siring polled ram lambs. The progeny testing would also be required for registering this ram

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I had one do that last year and come to find out the baby could not get the plug out to nurse. The vet had me milk the ewe and make sure milk was coming and then I held her and the baby, I had help, and got baby nursing. Could not stop them after that. I would like to hear what others think.

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