I'm caring for two bottle fed lambs. Was offering feedings roughly six
times a day. One was doing great, the other was refusing the bottle.
She was losing weight and getting weak, but when I resorted to tube
feeding, it would give her terrible scours. After several trips to the
vet and scratching
Natasha, the main reason I've found for ewes not getting pregnant when
they're with a ram is because they are still nursing a previous lamb.
I thought that might be the case too. However, I had pulled the babes
and the ewes had a lot of time with the ram. When he first met up
with them he
Blackbelly sheep routinely have twins. Sometimes a first-time ewe will birth
a single lamb, but from then on twins are the norm. Some ewes have triplets,
but it is not common.
It is interesting learning about the different sheep breeds. I can't
imagine a Finn sheep giving birth to so many
This is a very good point and it made me look at what I've been doing with our
bottle lambs. We fed some last year and the beginning of thios year with goat
milk replacer (all we could get at the time) and had no problems. Have since
been using sav-a-lamb milk replacer and have had some
Old pics and movies of Blackbelly twin newborns. Click the links on the top
like Angie, Ruby, etc for other ewes with their lambs.
Great pics! I liked seeing how you dealt with the ewe who didn't want
to nurse by putting her in closed quarters. Last spring my one ewe
accepted the first born
This is a very good point and it made me look at what I've been doing with
our bottle lambs. We fed some last year and the beginning of thios year with
goat milk replacer (all we could get at the time) and had no problems. Have
since been using sav-a-lamb milk replacer and have had some
hello everyone!
I am very close to having enough reservations to make the MAR trip
feasible. I just need a couple more riders. The route as of now is TX OR
WA CO IL TX. If you have anything needing to be moved along this general
loop please get with me ASAP! I may be able to make side trips!
