[Jacob-list] HELP! Springtime Problems

[Linda]

Also - don't grain them while you are drying them up.

Could you explain "dislocated hip joint"?  Haven't seen that one.  I worry about any Jacob lamb that isn't up, nursing, and doing little lamb hops within a couple hours.

Hope the rest of your lambing goes better than the beginning.


 
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:20:06 -0800 (PST), Christopher Brantley wrote:
> I've not thought about the milking issue... may check on the udders
> this afternoon during feeding.
>
> I've contacted a friend that works at NCSU's Vet. College and am
> sendng him some tiisue and fluid samples. The lamb that died at
> birth had under developed lungs... so that's explained enough I
> suppose.
>
> The twins seemed healthy, one did have a dislocated "hip joint"...
> although being under 24 hours old I'm not really surprised by that.
> Otherwise, the twins and the yearling's lamb appear normal pending
> results from the samples sent off.
>
> I'm suspicious of the odd weather patterns and a virus exposure
> personally. My neighbor has just introduced two new donkey to an
> adjoining pasture and the deer are still frequenting the pasture as
> well. Hopefully.... the other ewes will have better luck, and wait
> until this weekend's winter storm moves out and it warms back up.
>
> ARTHUR PAR TRIDGE <aztreaz at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> --Original Message--
>>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:10:01 -0800 (PST), Christopher Brantley
>>> wrote: OK, I've had four lambs born thus far here... and four
>>> lambs have died
>>>
>> ========
>> I forgot to add something. With three ewes with full udders, I
>> think they would need to be 'milked out' to prevent mastitis or,
>> at least, make the ewes comfortable. I'm not sure about this, so
>> perhaps others on this list can comment on this. Cathy Moscow,
>> Idaho
>>
>>
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