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because of mastitis. Needless to say, you will have to bottle feed her lamb with colostrum.
Always check your lambs to make sure they are nursing, and recheck the ewe to make sure she is continuing to provide milk for her lamb. Some lambs don't cry and make it known that they are starving which can lead to death. A strong lamb can survive for a day or two, but each day it gets weaker and weaker and is open to disease.
Care of the ewe:
After having given birth, ewes are usually thirsty! Provide them with a lukewarm, large bucket of water – not hot – and put in it a cup of stock molasses. Warm water is important because a ewe may not want to drink cold water, and this can reduce the production of milk. On the first day give her good quality hay, but do not give her grain, this is because the ewe could produce more milk than the newborn can use. On the other hand, if the ewe has had multiple births, and seems short of milk, grain feeding should start that first day.
Always check your lambs to make sure they are nursing, and recheck the ewe to make sure she is continuing to provide milk for her lamb. Some lambs don't cry and make it known that they are starving which can lead to death. A strong lamb can survive for a day or two, but each day it gets weaker and weaker and is open to disease.
Care of the ewe:
After having given birth, ewes are usually thirsty! Provide them with a lukewarm, large bucket of water – not hot – and put in it a cup of stock molasses. Warm water is important because a ewe may not want to drink cold water, and this can reduce the production of milk. On the first day give her good quality hay, but do not give her grain, this is because the ewe could produce more milk than the newborn can use. On the other hand, if the ewe has had multiple births, and seems short of milk, grain feeding should start that first day.