[Jacob-list] lamb concern

[Ralene Mitschler]

Hi all
My 2005 lambing season came to an end Saturday with a final tally of 
four ram lambs and 3 ewe lambs from my four ewes.

Had one question for all of you:  my smallest ram lamb is not looking 
quite right.  He is not as active as the others and today seems to be 
standing 'hunched' with a tail 'twisted' to the side.   He can walk and 
seems to be eating fine.   I can't quite find anything in my books that 
fits.  I have felt his legs and hips and all seem fine and he doesn' t 
seem to be in pain.  But compared to all the other lambs he ends up 
laying down by himself quite a bit.  He can twitch his tail but tends 
to hold it off to the side.

If he were a human I would think he had a stomach ache or needed 
something like milk of magnesia...

any ideas?  He is about five days old now
Ralene

Ralene  Mitschler and Randall Morrison
Chicory Lane Farm
687 Oxford Ave.
Hanover PA  17331
ralenemitschler at direcway.com
717.630.2988