Beekissed
Mountain Sage
Guess what??? I have a new ram lamb!!! 
The dogs came down to the house and alerted me to something going on. Upon investigation (I had been checking every so often today anyway), I noticed the ewe with a bag of amniotic fluid hanging from her vulva. It burst while I was watching.
She didn't seem in much distress but was calling out and approached me when I went up in the orchard to her. I lured her down to the lambing pen with the feed bucket....of course, she was still thinking about food! She ate a good bait of feed and then started to have some labor pains.
She couldn't lie down and couldn't stand up...and I remembered that feeling! I felt so sorry for her! She finally had a few hooves peeking out but couldn't seem to get much further. About 45 min. after the birth sac had broken, I decided to help her in just the littlest way...
I gently pulled on the feet of this lamb and she seemed to understand that I was helping her because she seriously started to push and didn't seem to mind my presence. As soon as the lamb's forehead cleared the vulva, the rest was easy and she expelled him all by herself.
Nice big ram lamb for this size of ewe! She is a good mother and has been licking and chuckling to him...I love that sound!
Now...question:
She still looks pretty big to me and there is another sac of fluid hanging out of her...this one is a darker hue than the previous one and somewhat smaller but definitely fluid and not the afterbirth.
Could this mean she will have another?
I have dial-up so the process is slow but am currently downloading some pics of the new guy...haven't thought of a name yet.
First pic...will try to download more later and will try to post some of the birth if anyone is interested.
He has a sweet face!
Last edited by Beekissed (Today 10:06 pm)
The dogs came down to the house and alerted me to something going on. Upon investigation (I had been checking every so often today anyway), I noticed the ewe with a bag of amniotic fluid hanging from her vulva. It burst while I was watching.
She didn't seem in much distress but was calling out and approached me when I went up in the orchard to her. I lured her down to the lambing pen with the feed bucket....of course, she was still thinking about food! She ate a good bait of feed and then started to have some labor pains.
She couldn't lie down and couldn't stand up...and I remembered that feeling! I felt so sorry for her! She finally had a few hooves peeking out but couldn't seem to get much further. About 45 min. after the birth sac had broken, I decided to help her in just the littlest way...
I gently pulled on the feet of this lamb and she seemed to understand that I was helping her because she seriously started to push and didn't seem to mind my presence. As soon as the lamb's forehead cleared the vulva, the rest was easy and she expelled him all by herself.
Nice big ram lamb for this size of ewe! She is a good mother and has been licking and chuckling to him...I love that sound!
Now...question:
She still looks pretty big to me and there is another sac of fluid hanging out of her...this one is a darker hue than the previous one and somewhat smaller but definitely fluid and not the afterbirth.
Could this mean she will have another?
I have dial-up so the process is slow but am currently downloading some pics of the new guy...haven't thought of a name yet.
First pic...will try to download more later and will try to post some of the birth if anyone is interested.
He has a sweet face!
Last edited by Beekissed (Today 10:06 pm)
