[Jacob-list] Sheep Down-Update

[Kathryn Shirley]

Personally, I would not abort the pregnancy as this can cause as much, if
not more, problems as pregnancy toxemia/ calcium deficiency.

I've also started feeding an alfalfa based hay (roughly 50% alfafa) to my
sheep in the last month of pregnancy. If I can't find good hay for
areasonable price, I give them a protein tub and add calcium to their feed.

Since I've started doing this, I've had no more issues with "downer"
pregnant ewes.

Often my first symptoms were a refusal to voluntarily get up when I walked
up to the ewe.  others would appear "lame" and then go down.  Treating
immediately with calcium gluconate and Nutridrench (or propylene glycol) has
nipped problems in the bud.  They have all gone on to have successful
lambings and nursed their lambs with no problems.

Kate Shirley
Humbug Farm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda" <patchworkfibers at alltel.net>
To: <pfarms at alltel.net>; "jacob-list" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>; "Susan
Roenke" <oliveoyl_123 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Sheep Down-Update


I'm glad to hear your ewe is doing better - hope she continues to improve.

Don't feed goat feed to sheep!  Goats have a much higher copper requirement
and copper in large concentrations is toxic
to sheep.

Linda

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:02:44 -0600, Purrfleece Farms wrote:
 I don't remember a fortified goat feed and I know there has
>never been a tub of molasses/vitamins before since at 110 lb, she would not
>have been able to handle it.


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