This is only my second year with sheep so I don't have much experience. Yesterday my ewe gave birth to a ram lamb(second year lambing). It was sometime early in the morning it looks like . I came out around 7am to feed the sheep and he was already born. Still pretty wet so I'm assuming not a lot of time passed since he was born. Anyway he seemed to be having trouble feeding ,he was baaing a lot so I brought him in the house to warm by the fire ,I milked his mom and after a few attempts he drank all that I milk(probably a quarter cup) and he still was hungry. So I took him back to his mom and after a bit of help he seemed to have it figured out. I wasn't out several times yesterday to watch and check he indeed had figured out how to nurse. He seems very alert ,warm mouth ,nothing seems wrong but he seems to baa a lot as soon as his mom even goes a couple of feet from him.is this just his personality or is something wrong?
I feel like I'm worrying for nothing vbut wanted to ask those with more experience.
I feel like I'm worrying for nothing vbut wanted to ask those with more experience.