Teresa and Mike Lambing Thread Winter 2019 Part2

[Baymule]

Taffy and friends will be ready to join the flock and be sheep in a short time. Is Spunky able to raise her head now?

If Maisy was in with the babies, she would have taken care of that plugged up butt for you. AND you would have a LOT more bottle babies.

 

[Mike CHS]

Spunky is able to raise her head but she still isn't "right". We are feeding from the nipple bucket and she just can't get enough that way so she will have to be bottle fed. We will not use her as a breeder so Teresa said she will try to find her a pet home first and then see what her alternatives might be.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Spunky is able to raise her head but she still isn't "right". We are feeding from the nipple bucket and she just can't get enough that way so she will have to be bottle fed. We will not use her as a breeder so Teresa said she will try to find her a pet home first and then see what her alternatives might be.

Our one white boy we lost had an issue with his head/neck too. When i first found him i thought he had possibly gotten kicked or stepping on because he would stand up and kind of fall over following his head and he could not nurse even if we put him right on the teat he still couldnt do it. DH said he believes it was actually neurological and after watching him for a bit i agreed it did look that way. We lost that boy when we had to go down to see my mom in the hospital which was for the better for the poor guy.

 

[Mike CHS]

This one is nursing the bottle good but I doubt she will ever be 100%. We did find her a home already so we are down to two bottle lambs and once they start eating feed they will go in with the herd that is lambing now. We will supplement with bottles a couple of times a day plus they are already nibbling grass.

 

[misfitmorgan]

This one is nursing the bottle good but I doubt she will ever be 100%. We did find her a home already so we are down to two bottle lambs and once they start eating feed they will go in with the herd that is lambing now. We will supplement with bottles a couple of times a day plus they are already nibbling grass.

He may have taken a bottle as well, we just simply were not there and didnt think about it when we got the call mom was going in an ambulance downstate. Life sometimes. I am really glad she found herself a home so fast, that's always good

 

[Baymule]

I'm glad you found her a home.

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm glad you found her a home.

She deserves a chance. I love the pictures of Ringo you have been sending Teresa

 

[Baymule]

BJ just grins at me, "You're really spoiling him aren't you?" Only one thing to say to that....DUH!

 

[Mike CHS]

There was another single born during the night but I'm not sure yet who it belongs to yet for a total of 9 so far. When I put the feed out this morning our #30 ewe was already in the process of having a lamb but she didn't bother acknowledging her state until she got her fill of the feed. The rest of the herd left the stall and 30 lay down to finish bringing her lamb into the world. Once again a perfect time to have a camera but I didn't have it with me. She had a quick labor and did it on her own although the lamb is big and she is one of our smallest ewes. The lamb is solid black except for a white star on its head. I haven't figured out where Ringo was hiding all of this color since the last three cycles have all produced all white sheep except for one (and that was from our spotted ewe). I have lost track but I think there are two left to lamb from this group.

 

[Baymule]

You know Mike, there are PHONES that take PICTURES! WOW! What a concept! Who woulda thunk that? If you ever got one, you would wonder how you ever lived without it. BJ was clinging to his old phone with the tenacity of a Pit Bull, but he was dragged kicking and screaming all the way, to the modern world. Now he is happily clicking away, taking videos and texting, sending pictures and RECIEVING pictures of the grands (which he loves). It ain't bad, maybe you ought to try it...….