[Jacob-list] alfalfa pellets

[Joy Thomas, SonRise Farm]

If it's below freezing where you are, you might want
to keep an eye on the ewes. They usually choose their
own lambing spot. Do they have a sheltered area where
they can get out of the wind?

My ewes get their vaccines when they are sheared in
the Spring. They are now on annual boosters.

I DO worm my ewes if needed about 6 weeks prior to
delivery, then after delivery before they are turned
back out with the others. I jug my ewes and lambs for
about 2-3 days after delivery.

Joy
--- neeets at aim.com wrote:

>  

> Thank you so much, due to the glaucoma I have been

> off group for a long time and missed a lot of info. 

> Do the girls need to be locked up near the end or

> are the lambs just really strurdy and the chill will

> not affect them?  Someone told me he has had to

> scrap live kids off the frozen ground and they were

> fine...  LOL I have noticed the back ends turning

> pink just a bit and a soft pink at the moment lol I

> was thinking they might have an infection and needed

> to be taken to the vet or given an antibiotic

> lol.... guess not... so now is the time to give them

> their shots?  Thanks again

>  

> Blessings,

> Anita

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: shepherdofspots at yahoo.com

> To: neeets at aim.com; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> Sent: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 8:59 AM

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] alfalfa pellets

> 

> 

> If your ram was born in January, he most likely

> would

> have been old enough to breed in August. Takes

> Jacobs

> about 6 months to mature. (I learned this lesson

> when

> I first got my Jacobs! <grin> Figured they would not

> breed, ram too young! Suprise! Had lovely lambs that

> spring!)

> 

> I don't shear my ladies before lambing -- just trim

> the wool around their backends (keeps them tidier

> after lambing and makes it easier for me to watch

> for

> signs of pending labor and delivery <especially with

> my non-Jacobs, Jacobs just seem to "pop em out"

> without help) and udders (makes it easier for lambs

> to

> find teats not clumps of wool to suck on).  Have

> "trained" my sheep to be sheared on a grooming

> stand.

> Easier for my back!

> 

> Lambs gain most of their weight during the last 5-6

> weeks of gestation. Bagging (filling of udder) also

> begins about 5-6 weeks prior to birth. When their

> backsides are "bright neon pink" (as one of my first

> sheep friends, Mary Ellen, used to tell me when I

> started) you know things will happen soon!

> 

> I would suggest getting a copy of the book "Managing

> Your Ewe and her newborn lambs" by Laura Lawson. It

> has a blue cover. I found it MOST helpful my first

> couple of lambing seasons.  

> 

> Another thing to remember is rams are NEVER pets! Do

> not hand feed them treats. Treat them with respect

> and

> know where they are at all times.  If possible, I

> would suggest separating the ram from the ewes. That

> way, when your ewes lamb, you can concentrate on

> them

> and not be concerned about where your ram is, what

> he's doing, him trying to protect his flock (from

> you), etc.

> 

> Keep us posted! I love lamb reports!

> 

> Joy T

> 

> 

>             Joyce M. Thomas 

> Son Rise Farm & Rabbitry, Creedmoor NC

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            Joyce M. Thomas 
Son Rise Farm & Rabbitry, Creedmoor NC
  
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