Yes, we are very careful not to pet our rams on their heads!
This mama ewe did not previously have any lambing or milking issues. This is her 4th or 5th year lambing and the first time with this milk issue. With a flock as small as mine (I can only keep 2 or 3 ewes through the winter), it’s...
Well, I’m pretty sure the little ram has made a full recovery. He hasn’t had any issues since we started the meds from the vet and has been out on pasture with the other sheep since. He is more friendly than I would want any ram lamb to be, but hopefully we’ll be able to harvest him (hopefully...
I knew the mama was going to have some milk issues so was really hoping she would give us two ewe lambs and no rams. It’s hard for my little boy to get so attached to a bottle baby ram. And I really don’t want a dangerously friendly ram with us, but we should be eating him before that becomes an...
Just an update if it’s helpful for anyone - looks like the lamb almost had pneumonia. The vet said he may have an upper respiratory infection. Kinda hard to tell because there was no real big sign of breathing problems. I think we caught it really quick. He still had a fever of 105.8 when I took...
Anyone have any advice to me over on a new post I started today? My lamb seems to have these similar issues except I cannot hear or feel any breathing difficulties.
My mama ewe didn’t have any milk so I’ve been bottle feeding her twins (born a week ago on Jan 30). They weren’t able to get any real colostrum, but did get colostrum replacer. I dipped his umbilical cord in iodine at birth.
The ewe lamb is doing fine. Mom hasn’t rejected either, she just has...
While the little ram lamb has eagerly taken to the bottle, the little ewe lamb is still holding out hope that mama will give her some milk. I’m glad to see it though because it gives me hope that the ewe lamb (Everest) will still be a viable option for future breeding.
The black end of the teat seems to just be a pigmentation on her udder. But maybe it’s a sign of mastitis before? I have tried to get a plug out but there really isn’t anything to pull (and I have an idea what to look for because it isn’t too different than what I’ve experienced as a...
That is what I mostly suspected - that she got acute mastitis after she weaned and it showed up when we brought her home because there was no longer a lamb nursing on her. But I figured she would be fine because it never bothered her. (Optimistic newbie)
We tried to get ToDay in her teat but...
Earliest I can get the vet out is two weeks from today. So I have that scheduled and am keeping a real close eye on her condition. Tonight I’ll give “today” antibiotic and check her temp again.
I appreciate your response. I do want to “breed out the vet” in my herd eventually. She will not be bred again for sure.
I’ve got “today” antibiotic on hand that I will administer to her this evening when I have help.
I’ll check her temp again. I did a few days ago with a dose of LA200. Temp...
My proven mama ewe just had twins yesterday morning. I had been watching an abscess in her udder since July and in the last couple weeks as she bagged up it burst so I figured we were heading in the right direction.
Well, she’s all bagged up and absolutely no milk is coming out. Believe me -...
Hi!
Have you ever seen a lump in the udder that did not seem to be mastitis? The udder was never hot. This lump came shortly after we brought her to our homestead. So she’s had it at least 5 months, probably a little longer (definitely before she was bred).
Today when I was checking on her...