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The ram's leg were short enough we didn't know if he would be able to service them. Our friend said he didn't know what a fee should be. He said that he charged someone else $10 per lamb. So we just sent a check off to him for $20. Thanks for your input. The one lamb will be "more...

I had two Dorset X ewes exposed to a friend's Babydoll ram. My yearling ewe was too tall for him so didn't take but my other ewe had twin ram lambs. This friend only has two Babydoll rams for pets and no other sheep. What would be a fair payment for their ram's service? We boarded him...

I have a ewe that has been limping for close to a week. My husband and I looked at it last week. However, we didn't find any problems. So, last night, we checked her out again. We trimmed all her feet since we had her tipped. There is no sign of trouble - nothing smelly, nice and dry...

After about eight days, the family is doing much better. The lambs were running low grade fevers so they were on antibiotics. I also made little "lamb blankets" out of rags and just took them off this morning. The mother struggle for longer. She was on penicillin for a week and also couple...

I have found that lots of smaller feedings are better for them than giving them less feedings but more milk per feeding is best. I use cows milk instead of milk replacer. Also make sure the milk is warm. I have been supplementing my twin rams the past week because mom was sick. The one lamb...

My ewe had twins on Monday afternoon. She seemed OK the day but on Tuesday she wasn't doing well. We gave her a dose of propylene. I took her temp and it was 105.6 so she has had two doses of penicillin with two more to go. Her temp this morning was 102. We gave her a calcium drench...

M niece had a first time nanny kid that didn't pay attention to her baby. My niece gave it some milk by bottle so that baby had some nourishment. Her brother held the nanny a time or so and she would help the baby find the "spigots". The nanny loves her grain, so my niece sprinkled grain on...

Since the calves were all heifers, the two surviving calves should be breedable. If one of the calves would have been a bull, then your chances of getting them bred would have been next to nil.

The tubing could be causing throat irritation making her not eager to drink. I would skip a feeding and see if it "increases" her desire. Have you taken her temp? Sometimes, they may be dealing with something that is decreasing their appetite.

With plenty of pasture, you may be able to raise them that way. However, at this age, they need grain to put on flesh. If they are not receiving enough nutrition, they will "live off their bodies" and will not flourish. Does the lagging calf have a fever? If it is a navel infection, the calf...

They need grain now and now hay until they are six-weeks old. We are dairy farmer and upteen number of calf raising meetings that we have attended, always say now hay until six-weeks old. The grain will put flesh on them. By giving them more milk replacer, it is like raising veal calves -...

Calves should have milk, calf starter and fresh water until they are six-weeks-old. At that point, you can start weaning them and introducing them to hay and grass. Prior to that their stomachs are not able to handle the "forages". I would be concerned about them getting cold. Temps under 50...

Banimine is 1cc per 100 pounds. However, that will help with fever and help an animal to feel a little better but it is not an antibiotic. If she has pneumonia, pencillin is not the best for that. The options for that would be Nuflor, LA 200 or Draxin. If she is not drinking, she should be...

Is he running a fever? Normal temp should be around 101.5. I wonder about the "grunting". We are dairy farmers and I don't hear the grunting. Do you have a vet that could check him out for you?

Got it. Thanks. I was doing web searches for it but was coming up empty. However, when I went to google.com it was right there.