[Jacob-list] lambing

[Mary Ellen Hansson]

You are luckier if you have angora bunnies with heavily wooled
ears...those snipped out little bits of ears don't get so much attention
:o).  There are reasons that some lambs have "naturally short tails"
:o).  I have had one over the years that I thought had happened that
way.  Some moms believe in very clean lambs!
 
Mary Ellen Hansson
ISeeSpots Farm www.iseespots.com
Jacob Sheep, Fiber, Spinning equipment,
Books, Patterns, Knitting/Crochet/Tatting
 
-----Original Message-----
From: jacob-list-admin at jacobsheep.com
[mailto:jacob-list-admin at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of Melanie Boxall
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:45 AM
To: jacoblist
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] lambing
 
Could have been worse.....I've had rabbit Moms eat their babies ears.
You try explaining earless rabbits at auction.
Melanie
"What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?" - Elvis Costello
http://www3.sympatico.ca/melanie.boxall
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Melody <mailto:critterland at bendcable.com>  
To: jacoblist <mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>  
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] lambing
 
Well, Iambing has begun here. I am lambing a bit late because I try to
get it timed for spring break (I teach at the local community college).
Had an unusual occurrence yesterday.  One of my "senior" ewes twinned,
both ewes (good girl!)  but she got a bit overambitious in cleaning the
first one. She was licking it nicely, cleaning up the membranes on the
ground, and being a good mother, but she got hold of the poor thing's
tail and, as it had some of the membranes adhering to it, apparently
didn't realize it was part of the lamb.  Before I realized what she was
doing and could stop her she had the tail in her mouth and was trying to
eat it, too!  She had the poor lamb lifted up until it was standing on
its front legs, just gnawing on its tail.  I got the lamb away from her,
and she went back to more appropriate cleaning activities, but she had
virtually amputated about 1 1/2 inches of the tail; it was just hanging
by a bit of skin and wool. It didn't bleed very much,  I went ahead and
snipped off the dangling bit and put antibiotic on the stump.   I think
there is some crushing to a little bit of the tail above the amputation,
too.   Poor baby!  She is being a very good mom, has always twinned and
taken very good care of them.  Just another example of the dangers of
being too clean!  
Melody at CritterLand
Redmond OR
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