[Jacob-list] Re: Bummer lamb

[rlynde]

I've had 37 lambs so far (in 10 days). I have had 2 that were rejected. One
is a triplet that mom was OK with at first, but later in the day I found on
the wrong side of the fence with other lambs and then the mom didn't want
him back. The other lamb was a twin of a first time mom and also got
separated. I have been able to get moms to accept lambs with some work, but
I didn't want to deal with it (I've been a little busy.) I had enough ewes
lambing that I did successful "slime" grafts with these two rejected lambs.
You need to be there when another ewe is lambing. Tie the orphan's feet so
that he can't get up for two reasons--you want him to be like the other
newborns and stay in one place and you don't want the orphan to nurse off
the ewe before the new babies get a chance to fill up on colostrum (this is
assuming that you've made sure the orphan has already had plenty of
colostrum and regular feeding--bottle or otherwise). Immediately after the
lamb is born "slime" the orphan. I plop the new one down on top of the
orphan and make sure he is covered with fluids, mucous, all the slimy stuff
you can find. Watch that the ewe reacts to and cleans the orphan just as she
does the new one. After the new lamb has nursed, let the orphan lamb nurse.
I would prefer to place the orphan lamb with a ewe who has a single, but you
don't always know. This year one orphan went to a mom with twins and one
went to a mom with a single. They are all doing fine. I have successfully
slime grafted lambs in other years as well. The first time I did it I
thought that the adoptive mom had a single. I was surprised to come out
later and find another lamb. But my ewes seem to do find raising triplets.
Check out my website for some new lamb photos. Click on "sheep"
Robin Lynde
Meridian Jacobs
Vacaville, CA
www.meridianjacobs.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victoria da Roza" <castlerockjacobs at yahoo.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Re: Bummer lamb


>   Are the ewes that are walking away from their lambs
> first timers?  On both my first time ewes last year
> they licked their babies and then when the lambs tried
> to nurse they acted like they were the spawn of Satan.
>  I tied the ewes to the fence and then pushed their
> bodies with mine and made sure the lambs started to
> nurse, all the while talking lovingly and singing (I
> do it all the time) to them.  After 2 nursing times
> the ewes got the idea and then I untied them and they
> never had a problem claiming their own babies or
> knowing what the babies were chasing them for.  It
> sure beats trying to hand feed them. We got into
> Jacobs because they are good Moms and at least with my
> 2 I thought they just did not understand the process
> right away.   I have one newbee this year and I am
> hoping her friend the experienced ewe will have hers
> first and show the first timer how it all works.
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> > From: Victor Zdeb <zdeb at eoni.com>
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> > Hello,
> > One of my ewes had a ram lamb and did not "claim"
> > it, so we are feeding it
> > by hand.  We have eight ewes, three have lambed and
> > the other five are on
> > their way, two are taking care of their little ones
> > and a "new" (first
> > time) ewe walked away from her lamb and will not
> > accept him.  So far things
> > seem OK but I remember an email post dealing with
> > the healthy progression
> > of hand fed lamb droppings but neglected to save it.
> >  He is two days old
> > now and has runny light brown stool. Is this normal
> > or am I running into
> > trouble and do not know it.  Any and all advice
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > Victor Zdeb
> > zdeb at eoni.com
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