[Jacob-list] Bummer lamb death

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

>I've still got a 3 week old bummer who's doing fine.  Many lessons learned

this year.

> 

>Thanks again for everyone's help.

> 

>Carol

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Experience is a good teacher, you will never forget.  If you have some
time, do some reading.  Ron Parker has kindly put his book online for all
to read -- for free:  Pay particular attention to the Lambing section.

The entire The Sheep Book by Ron Parker, Ohio University Press (Swallow
Press), 
2002, ISBN 0-8040-1032-3 is available here as a group of PDF files for use
...
http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/tsb.html - 4k 

Also see the recent Jacob-l post about CD&T vaccinations (includes tetnus).
I vaccinate mother ewes a month before lambing so that she will pass the
antibodies to the lambs.  Some vaccinate the lambs during the first week. 
I vaccinate them at one month and a booster at 2 months of age.  I buy CD&T
and all the needles and syringes at a nearby large animal vet clinic.  The
local feed store carries it too.

The colostrum contains antibodies and it is important that the lamb
receives this ASAP, and not just a sip or two (like I thought at one time).

Cathy
Moscow, Idaho