[Jacob-list] Lamb nursing?

[ACAMDA at aol.com]

Good Morning, everyone!

Our last ewe lambed on Tuesday.  It was her first lamb, and appears to be a 
ewe also. (The only time we've caught her it was too dark to tell anything 
except by feel!)  The Mom, Hannah, is our shyest ewe, and won't let any of us get 
close.  

My concern is that I haven't seen the lamb nurse.  All my other mothers 
delivered twins and were nursing within minutes it seemed.  My husband and I both 
work, so we can only watch then early in the morning and in the evening.  Greg 
says that the lamb must be nursing, since it's up and walking and following 
Mom.  I'm wondering if it is still relying on the energy it had from the womb, 
and it slowly starving.

What do you think?  Is it possible to "supplement" just in case?  If we don't 
see the little one nurse what else should we watch for?  I've considered 
locking them up together in a "jug" kind of arrangement, but Hannah (the Mom) is 
so skittish I'm afraid I'll scare her to death.

Thanks for your advice!  So nice to know you're around!

Kathey
Sweet Georgia Valley
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