Terry,
The link for Walter Jeffries www.NoNAIS.org has so much useful, scary, and
make-my-brain-swim information! Thanks for a great link! If any of you
haven't visited the website yet, I would highly recommend it. I live in
north-Texas and am seriously considering going to the meeting in
Hi all,
We bought the natural/food grade (not for pool filters, yes it is treated
and does not serve our purpose) DE at a feed store in Weatherford, TX
(Dillard's) for $18.00 for a 50# bag. We are mixing it in the sheep feed
(the chickens eat it, too), goat feed and dog food. Just started using
We have a ewe who gave birth to twins on Tuesday, April 24 and by
mid-afternoon Thursday they were both dead. I don't know how much they had
nursed from her but I don't think it was very much. Do we need to worry
about her developing any infection because she still has colostrum and/or
milk in
Hi Onalee,
We administered oral water-soluble antibiotics and B12. None of the lambs
had scours, constipation or bloated stomachs. No runny noses or congestion,
don't know about their temperatures.
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Hi Jim,
We had a ewe several years ago who I believe had mastitis. It was her second
birthing, twins, and her udder had become the size of a Dutch oven the day
after the twins were born. It was hard and the lambs had trouble nursing.
One teat seemed to work better than the other. I tried
That should have read - massaged her udder with a MOIST warm towel.
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head and tip of his tail and just above his rear hooves - he also has a
very nice set of horns coming in. We are located in Graford, TX (about 75
miles west of Ft. Worth). If anyone is interested and would like to see
pictures, please email me and I will be happy to send them. Thanks!
Elaine
