It's nice to hear the lambing stories. Being new to sheep, I was contributing
some of my Newbie stories a couple of years ago, and am taking a break on
breeding--as we just past my only child's first birthday. I figure when he is
old enough to stand, hold something, and also talk a bit, we can have another
round. I already have a fresh, handsome sire picked out.
My friends all say my son is lucky since he's born on a "petting zoo". They are
all suburban-folk, and enjoy the petting zoo themselves, from time to time.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
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On May 9, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Natasha wrote:
> We had a crazy Friday the other week - when it rains, it pours! I
> could see that Mercedes (the ewe with the prolapse) had dropped but I
> was up to my eyeballs assisting my Kuvasz Keisha whelp a litter of
> puppies. I kept checking on the ewe regularly (between puppies)
> throughout the day keeping my fingers crossed that she could wait for
> me to help. After an exhausting day and night I went to check on the
> sheep in the wee hours of the morning - this time three evenly sized
> lambs presented themselves all cleaned up and ready for the world! In
> the other pen I had another fresh lamb being cleaned. I was totally
> flabbergasted as I thought I'd have to assist with the triplet birth
> but she did it all on her own. Thank goodness there were no tangled
> feet or bodies. The other prolapsing yearling had two healthy lambs
> earlier but I had to assist with that delivery. One of those twins is
> not as accepted as the other and had decided to be part of the triplet
> family. Amazingly enough that ewe was nursing four! I penned the
> families in separately to establish family units. Now the lambs are
> with their correct mothers. The next afternoon a ewe who didn't look
> very pregnant produced two tiny lambs - maybe three pounds. There was
> a weak lamb and a strong lamb. We needed to intervene and provide
> goats colostrum for the weak one. He started to recover then the
> strong lamb had a disaster and fell into a shallow dish of water and
> went hypothermic! It was a big scare but we got everyone organized
> and warmed up and all are doing really well now thankfully! So, in 48
> hours we had nine puppies and six lambs born and everyone is healthy,
> safe and sound :) The puppies will be going out with sheep once their
> eyes are open and they are a bit more mobile. It is still freezing
> here at night. One more ewe to lamb...
>
> I am thrilled with all the new life! I hadn't planned it all
> happening on the same day and night but it did and everyone is doing
> well.
>
> A very tired and happy Natasha
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