Even More Lambing

In March there isn’t much else going on except lambing. Well, there is a lot going on, but lambing overrides it all. Check back in the last three posts for more lambing info and photos. The last post ended with lambs # 48 and 49.

This is Carousel Greta with the next lamb born.

One up and nursing and the next one is born.

This ewe is Meridian Coco with her lamb.

The same lamb on it’s feet.

Honey was next to lamb with surprise triplets. The little one is 5 pounds and the other two were 7 pounds.

This is the hind leg of the lamb in the middle in the previous photo. In that photo she is standing normally. In this one its stretched out a little.

In this photo the leg looks deformed.

I saw this and thought that maybe she had been stepped on and the leg was broken. I got out my supplies to splint it but couldn’t find a break. Then I realized that both legs were like this. She could get up and nurse and walk normally but every so often the leg would bend wrong like this. I sent a video of this to the vet and she said that she recommended physical therapy of flexing and extending the joint within what should be its normal range of motion—she had done that with a calf for 10 minutes, 4 times/day to aid in strengthening the muscles around the joint. So we have been doing PT. The lambs and ewe are in a larger stall and I think that helps also. The lamb has space to walk around and the exercise is helping. Hopefully these lambs and ewe will be able to go out with the rest soon.

The ewe/lamb group is on the pasture now.

Are you talking about us?