Looking big 😬.

[halfacrehomesteader]

I know there isn't a way to know by looking but I noticed my sheep look a little fluffy here lately. Now I'm wondering if my ram lamb got them pregnant before he died. I had planned to separate him at 4 months and he died just a week before that. After I noticed my girls look big I googled and am seeing a ram lamb can infact get a ewe pregnant at 3 months. I guess I will know soon enough cause he has almost been gone 4 months so if he did get them pregnant they would be due in 3 weeks or less depending on when it happened. I guess I'm curious if by how they look if anyone experienced with sheep have an idea of what elsenit could be. Would bloat appear the same? They don't seem to be in any pain or discomfort. I have noticed them laying down more often but that again is a sign of pregnancy.

 

[SteepedInSheep]

The picture you shared looks like a very normal sheep to me, but maybe the angle isn't the best. They naturally have rounded sides because of the whole digestive process. Plus, winter is coming.
Is this an older ewe or one that was around the same age as the ram?

 

[halfacrehomesteader]

Older. Here is a pic of her last lambing season about a week before lambing and then the smaller pic of her is when she hadn't started showing about 2 months before lambing but also in winter.

 

[Baymule]

What do their udders look like?

 

[secuono]

Its skinny. Can see the spine and hips coming up through the wool. Fecal test.

 

[halfacrehomesteader]

Its skinny. Can see the spine and hips coming up through the wool. Fecal test.

Skinny now? She looks so big. Or do you mean the pic with snow in it? If so it's an old pic. She was treated recently for parasites.

 

[halfacrehomesteader]

What do their udders look like?

None right now. I don't think they had any development last time though until a couple of weeks before lambing.

 

[secuono]

Skinny now? She looks so big. Or do you mean the pic with snow in it? If so it's an old pic. She was treated recently for parasites.

 

[halfacrehomesteader]

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I just treated for them 4 months ago and then again a couple of weeks ago . I will get a stool sample to the vet on Monday and see what they say.