tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post2786380378796231383..comments2023-10-29T07:28:23.770-07:00Comments on Sittin' n' Spinnin': Can Sheep Hold It In?~~Sittin.n.Spinninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13488509291525218944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post-45873782553443758402008-03-11T11:33:00.000-07:002008-03-11T11:33:00.000-07:00I usually tube the lambs that are having a hard ti...I usually tube the lambs that are having a hard time - it's really easy, and you KNOW they got the colostrum that way. You can get a big (140 cc) syringe, and a feeding tube at the feedstore - milk the ewe right into the top of the syringe (holding the bottom with your thumb. Then, stick the tube in the lamb, holding their head at a natural angle so you get it into their stomach, attach the syringe, and let it drain in. I sometimes use the plunger, but very slowly (like when I have to get to work). I have tubed almost all of my lambs this year, just to make sure they get what they need. Usually, after a couple of times, they have enough strength to find the groceries on their own.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421589409738817614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post-51174237805185020322008-03-11T09:19:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:19:00.000-07:00Well, if there is a genetic component or predispos...Well, if there is a genetic component or predisposition towards false pregnanies, then both mother and daughter could exhibit that trait. It would be interesting to track this line to see if it happens again.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post-72582781075219765022008-03-11T09:14:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:14:00.000-07:00False pregnancy, yes a very good possibility, in f...False pregnancy, yes a very good possibility, in fact it is really the only explanation. BUT! What are the chances that both mom and daughter would have that happen at the same time? Whatever 'that' was? Wish we had a sheep vet around here, I would do a lot less guessing. This time I 'did' see lambs moving when Crimson was straining yesterday morning, then she just flipped the switch, turned it off like a radio! No changes this AM either...~~Sittin.n.Spinninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488509291525218944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post-71328004580084173992008-03-11T09:03:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:03:00.000-07:00Yeah for you; flowers are coming! And lambs!I have...Yeah for you; flowers are coming! And lambs!<BR/><BR/>I have to ask my husband, but I think he would say from a veterinary standpoint that those ewes couldn't have resorbed lambs that mature, as the skeletal structure is formed and everything. Any chance something else happened to the lambs? Or that they had false pregnancies? Have you actually seen/felt lambs moving?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109863172568342179.post-3217793089345893512008-03-10T19:47:00.000-07:002008-03-10T19:47:00.000-07:00Color me green for jealous. Stuff is starting to ...Color me green for jealous. Stuff is starting to grow at Mim's but now at our house. Sigh~Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.com