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Got our final lamb this evening! I had to assist so that was an experience. Quick question though about the after birth. Is it normal for the bag to open up before it is completely expelled? She has passed it but it seemed to have popped open before it completely came out.

I have a 6 day old lamb that seems to be breathing slightly fast. Panting but not gasping for air or anything. Out of the two lambs she is actually the healthiest one and otherwise acts completely normal. This is my first time with lambs so I'm not sure what this could possibly be or if it can...

Thanks so much. I think henmust be getting enough. I took him off to the side and tried to feed him a bottle to see if I could sneak supplemental feedings in and he wanted nothing to do with it. He just wanted back with his momma. I noticed this morning he is good about sneaking in here and...

When I went back out to check on them he was hanging out relaxing and seems fine I just don't want her to stomp him. She doesn't really mess with him just bumps him away if he tries to eat. I have definitely seen him nurse she just doesn't let him freely nurse. It's usually just when the other...

I think the ram lamb is being totally rejected now. I'm not sure what to do. I hate to jump to conclusions but he is being head bumped by her every time he tries to eat. The one she prefers is getting bigger but the other looks thinner. If I bring him in can I feed him the powdered colostrum? I...

One of each. It hasn't been perfectly smooth. I had to kind of watch to make sure she was feeding the ram. She favors the ewe but it looks like she is letting the ram nurse when the ewe is. It is scary when I don't have the knowledge to know the best calls to make. I have read and read but only...

I love them.

One ewe down and one to go! 🥰

I love my leghorn. She is my favorite one out of the 9 I have. Her eggs aren't as large as my others but she is so sweet.

Thanks for the reply! I rechecked her tonight and she appeared to be even darker pink and a tad more swollen! This is so exciting! I have never had an animal that's had babies!

Still waiting 😪. I'm trying to be patient 😊. I did notice one of the girls vulva seems to be a brighter pink! Think that could mean very soon? Also her teats are so much sideways now that they hit her hind legs. Im not seeing any kind of different behavior though other than they both seem to be...

I feel like one of mine is getting really close! I have been feeling her ligaments and she just feels very boney there where before it felt a tad more meaty. I'm guessing that means she is getting close? I'm so excited 😁. They are probably getting tired of me checking out their backside and...

That's hilarious 😂.

Thanks for the reply! Yeah it not overly large. I think I will just plan then to keep them in that area. I can't wait to see little lambs running around 😍.

Sge is a katahdin. I feel like her flanks are already getting hollow. It's too soon though! When that starts to happen how long after do they usually lamb? She is can be no more than 133 days along because that is when she was first with the ram. Do I need to keep her in her pen 24/7 when she is...

This will be our first lambing season. I was curious about what to do as far as lambing pens. I only have 2 ewes and I'm pretty sure they are both pregnant. They were in with a ram starting 19 weeks ago so I am coming up on the time they could possibly lamb. I have a 33 square foot stall for...

I get it. I am just getting my feet in so I know I still have a lot of experience before I REALLY understand what all goes into it. It has already been an experience learning the cost that goes into everything and having to learn where I want to adjust expectations. When there is something i...

That's kind of what I was thinking. I had heard that inbreeding isn't really a problem so long as the offspring is used for meat which is what we will be doing.

Thanks.😊

Definitely didn't mean to offend anyone. I guess what I meant to say was at least I KNOW my animals have been fed and cared for properly. When you buy from the store you really don't know where the meat is coming from and how it was treated. People also have different ideas of what healthy feed...