BCSnob
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2 sets of twins today so far, one of the lambs was still born with a broken back (first time for us).
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Deb and Ed M
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A broken back? I always assumed babies were safely tucked away from harm in the womb. Hope remaining births are easy!
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BCSnob
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No one was there at the time of delivery, it is possible the back was broken while the lamb was partway out.
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BCSnob
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We’re starting slowly, no new lambs yesterday; a set of twins today.
Our total so far is 11.
Video of today’s twins
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BCSnob
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This morning there was a single and a set of twins.
Yesterday my wife put the prolapse harness on a very big ewe and put her in a pen. She had difficulty delivering triplets last year (only 1 survived) and this year she is starting to have a vaginal prolapse (she may be culled this fall).
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Deb and Ed M
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BCSnob wrote: (she may be culled this fall).
Life is tough when you're edible. I helped out at a veal farm for a while - if you're a Hereford cow and unlucky enough to be born male - well, you wind up in someone's parmigiana....
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Scottiemom
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So sorry for the ones you've lost, but rejoice with the new lives. They are very cute!
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BCSnob
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So far today we’ve had a single, set of twins, and our first set of triplets (Video). The triplets will get a little more time in the pen and tonight we’ll give them a heat lamp to ensure they get a good start. We found the triplets right after they were born and the ewe had cleaned them up; they were at the top of the field. I carried the lambs with the ewe following and my dog Lee keeping the ewe with me.
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BCSnob
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Busy day today. There was a set of twins in the morning, one was stillborn. In the afternoon there was a single, two sets of twins, and a set of triplets. We have 30 lambs and are only 25% of the way through our bred ewes.
Wendy was bad today, she took a lamb from one of the new sets of twins away from the ewe. Wendy really likes lambs and wants them to be her friend.
The thief with her prize
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Oh no, we ran out of ivermectin. We’ll have to get another liter of it from a store that has a sign “not for human use”. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
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BCSnob
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We have 3 new sets of twins this morning. Our friend (a vet) arrived yesterday afternoon; just in time for when we’re having lots of births.
Another set of twins tonight
38 live lambs from 21 ewes
41 bred ewes to go
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