I have had more troubled experiences this lambing than ever before. My
ewes were too fat. I was supplementing them and had hay out 24/7. They
just do not have the milk production they should have had. I had green
pasture for them to graze on until the last2 months of pregnancy. When
I
First rule of the animal kingdom: No good deed goes unpunished.
That's the hardest lesson to learn...:0)
Chris
- Original Message -
From: Cecil R Bearden crbear...@copper.net
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 6:11 AM
Subject: Re:
Cecil,
So sorry to hear of all your troubles. Ruminants present a challenge, don't
they.
I am sure that you will get a lot of varying views on what to do. And I have
only had 3 lambs, since we just got sheep. But I have been raising and milking
Nubian goats since 1997.
Two of my ewes are
Michael,
Actually, I don't have Blackbely. I have registered Katahdins. My two ewes
that just delivered were 1/2 wooly and 1/2 hair, dorper I believe.
I reread Cecils post. Mine responce to him was probably not very helpful.
Liz Radi
Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep
Nunn, Colorado
I have had a horrible lambing season. For the first time in 10 years I had
a large mortality in my barb lambs. They'd be born ok, although small, be
up nursing walking around, then 4-6 hours later they'd be down dying. I
had my hay tested and the selenium was immeasurable, 1.0. I have been
Well, I've had just a couple seasons of lambs now. My Blackbellies have had no
problems lambing, they seem to do it with ease. But tonight, it is now 1:30
Saturday morning, my vet left about 12:45, after performing a cesarian section
on one of my Finn Ewes. So, my ewe and her two new twins
