#LAMBMETRICS for the day
Drysdale & English Leicester Flocks
Born today: 2
Total Lambs Born: 19
Drysdale lambs (live total): 12
English Leicester lambs (live total): 4
English Leicester X lambs (live total): 0
Total Sets of Twins born: 7
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Total ewe lambs: 11
Total ram lambs: 8
Ewes lambed /70: 12 (17.1 %)
Lamb % : 133 % [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 0
Losses: 3 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
Castledale & Merino Flocks
Born today: 0
Total Lambs Born: 7
Merino lambs (live total): 0
Castledale lambs (live total): 7
Total Sets of Twins born: 3
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Ewes lambed /62: 4 (6.4 %)
Lamb % : 175% [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 0
Losses: 0 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
NOTABLE MIDWIFERY TALES:
Just a short blog tonight.
One set of Drysdale twins born overnight.
The English Leicester ewe who had twins yesterday has decided she does NOT want the smaller, second twin. Nope. And I can apparently “shove it” when it comes to standing quietly to let the lamb feed. Hmmmm It does get to a certain point where one is too tired and too busy to bother with the antics and I will probably just bottle-feed the lamb from tomorrow.
Meanwhile, one of the Drysdale twins born the other day was looking hunched and miserable this morning. She’s only a wee little thing and did not have a full stomach.
Her twin drinks just fine and the mother is very attentive to both of them so I went and got a bottle with some lactose-free milk in it. By the end of the day I have a happy lamb. Who wants to follow me everywhere (much to the chagrin of its mother!)
She’s so little. But hoping she’s a Mighty Mouse? 🙂
There are still a couple of lambs in “hospital” – hopefully they will remain on the right side of the tally.
And to round out the day – young English Leicester ewe, Charly, looks like she’s getting closer to her due date. 😉
