[Jacob-list] "pinking" Re: Lambing -HELP

[Linda]

I'm not Joy, but I'll jump in anyway.  I don't know what the weather is like where Neeets (oops, Anita :-)) is, but here in north Georgia, it's warm, humid, and the sheep are getting pretty uncomfortable in their fleeces.  About a week ago, they started rubbing on tree stumps, fence braces, whatever.  This may not be the same thing as Anita is describing, but around here it's pretty weather, not lambing related.  Hopefully the shearer will be here next week!

Linda
Still waiting for lambs
 
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> Joy-- What would you consider a possible cause for the bottom-

> rubbing and "flopping"?    If it carried on for any length of time,

> i'd be concerned for labor problems and would probably try to feel

> around just inside to see if there was a lamb stuck...I've never

> seen that behavior in my sheep--but then sheep will do their own

> thing!  LOL

> Melody (anxiously awaiting lambing)

>

>

>> Yup, this is what an experienced shepherd friend called the "Neon

>> Pink Scale for Lambing". When I was a newbie shepherd, I asked

>> how I'd know when the lambs would be born, I had not used a

>> marking harness. She replied, "The brighter and pinker the vulva

>> and udder, the closer to lambing you are!" It works! I use this

>> to gauge when my ewes will lamb. Hope your ewe is doing well - I

>> didn't check mail yesterday, very busy "mommie carpool" day.

>>

>> We had our second Jacob born this morning - another ewe lamb.

>> YEAH! Two Jacobs born, two ewes! One more Jacob to lamb.

>>

>> Our two dark border mothers had border/Jacob crosses, one ewe,

>> three rams. My eldest favorite border ewe gave me triplets! (2

>> rams, 1 ewe).

>>

>> I love seeing them all pronking about. Need to get photos and

>> update website.

>>

>> Joy T in NC

>> www.shepherdofspots.com

>>

>> --- neeets at netscape.net wrote:

>>

>>> My last Lamb to lamb is rubbing her rear up against plywood

>>> boards vigorously  she then will lay down and just kinda plop

>>> like she is going to sleep..... she is so red in her vulva area

>>>  I mean VERY BRIGHT PINK her udder and such are even hot

>>> pink...... They all ran with the ram at the same time one lamb

>>> is 2 weeks one is 3 days and then........ maybe this one.  Is

>>> this normal?

>>>

>>> Thanks for any help.

>>>

>>> Anita (aka Neeets)

>>>

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>> Joyce M. Thomas

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