Everyone, hope things are going well. My Ewe lamb that was born a bit more than 24 hours ago appears not to have fed yet, as of this morning. the mom is experienced, but she is my spookiest sheep I own. She seems a bit restless. She takes ownership of the lamb, but has a hard time staying still for her. She is with her favorite ewe companion, and can see her favorite LGD through the fence, so her surroundings should be good.
I corralled the mom and checked this morning, and she feels bagged up, but I did not try to milk her. The lamb seems in good spirits. Occasionally trying to poke around and look for a nipple, but not very persistent. the lamb has passed meconium. It lies down, naps and appears not to be shivering in the 40*F morning we had. Otherwise, following mom and acting like a lamb. It;'s plenty big, I estimate 7-8 lbs. I set up a camera with video for about 10 minutes last night and walked away, and there was no feeding, after I left them alone. I thought my presence was effecting things, but even when gone, they did not feed. So, remind me: the lamb can go for at least 24 hours without feeding, right? If I don't see improvement this evening I am going to at least corner them together with a sheet of wood, so mom cannot get away, and give the little girl a better chance. I also might try to milk her to make sure she's producing. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
