[Jacob-list] lamb kit

[Neal and Louise Grose]

Tom and Judy,

You hear some horror stories because that is the ones you hear. In the last 
19 years of lambing and up to 60 ewes a year, I have delivered only 3 ewes. 
One was a Jacob ewe that had a single with middle of the back presented to 
the birth canal. One was a Finn ewe with pregnancy toxemia and quadruplets. 
And one was a FinnX Lincoln ewe with quintuplets that tried to have two at 
the same time. Won't fit.

The most important things you will need are a notebook to record births, 
eartags to tag the lambs while you can still catch them, many people use a 
digital camera to insure they can match up lamb with momma later, and a good 
cup of coffee (or tea, Betty).

This doesn't mean that all will make it; but you can expect far more success 
than failure.

Neal Grose

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom and Judy Riddolls" <grey_wethers_farm at hotmail.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:14 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] lamb kit


> ok this may be a bit late as it seems i'm the only one still waiting...
>
> what shoudl we beginners have on hand for lambing.  the lists today 
> mention even more meds that people seem to have on hand, what woul be a 
> "master list" of supplies we should stock to cover all possible (within 
> reason) complications.
> I don't mean just drugs but home remedies as well.
>
> Also what percentage of births end up going wrong.  I hear a lot of horror 
> stories here.  How many ewes do you have before you start to assume you 
> will have some lambs that don't make it.
>
> tom
>
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