Lamb Lover
Chillin' with the herd
Hello! I recently picked a couple of lambs from a breeder and had some questions about their behavior. I've been around sheep a lot but never owned them, and I haven't been around lambs much. The two I picked are both bums and I plan to hopefully breed them for wool. They're about a month old now.
We were out to see them about two weeks ago, and we were playing with them and just letting them get used to us. I know that they grind their teeth when they are in pain, but there was nothing wrong with these two. They would stand there and grind, I had to pick them up a time or two and they'd do it, and it was really really loud. I was concerned about it and haven't found an answer yet. I hope we didn't hurt them, but I just don't understand why they were doing it. The female had a goopy eye but we took care of it, and she had a small sore on her lip from the bottle that bled a little, but other than that she was ok. The male is just fine, and he actually enjoys being held. I'm not sure what the deal is here.
Any ideas? We will being seeing them again in about two days and we'll bring them home in a few weeks. Thanks!
We were out to see them about two weeks ago, and we were playing with them and just letting them get used to us. I know that they grind their teeth when they are in pain, but there was nothing wrong with these two. They would stand there and grind, I had to pick them up a time or two and they'd do it, and it was really really loud. I was concerned about it and haven't found an answer yet. I hope we didn't hurt them, but I just don't understand why they were doing it. The female had a goopy eye but we took care of it, and she had a small sore on her lip from the bottle that bled a little, but other than that she was ok. The male is just fine, and he actually enjoys being held. I'm not sure what the deal is here.
Any ideas? We will being seeing them again in about two days and we'll bring them home in a few weeks. Thanks!