rejected half twin

geros29

Hi.ewe lambed yesterday.set of twins.she completely rejected one of the twins.been holding her and getting lamb to feed few times today but she still butting it away.is it worth trying to tie her and allow lamb free access or what's the best course of action in yer opinions?bit of a novice.

Nekarsulm

If you can, tie her with her head in a corner, do she can lie down but not turn her head. Pen lambs in with her. Had one particular tramp last year done the same. Took three weeks for her to accept him.

geros29

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you can, tie her with her head in a corner, do she can lie down but not turn her head. Pen lambs in with her. Had one particular tramp last year done the same. Took three weeks for her to accept him.

Thanks.I'll try it in the morning.

KatyMac

When we had sheep I remember my father making up a sort of head gate with a board each side of her head so that she couldn't pull her head through. The sheep was able to lie, stand and eat and the lambs were at the 'business end', able to lie with her and feed. It took about 2 weeks or so. We used to do this for fostering on extra lambs as well.

geros29

KatyMac wrote: »

When we had sheep I remember my father making up a sort of head gate with a board each side of her head so that she couldn't pull her head through. The sheep was able to lie, stand and eat and the lambs were at the 'business end', able to lie with her and feed. It took about 2 weeks or so. We used to do this for fostering on extra lambs as well.

was reading somewhere about taking a board off a pallet and doing exactly that.yet another use for a pallet!!

KatyMac

geros29 wrote: »

was reading somewhere about taking a board off a pallet and doing exactly that.yet another use for a pallet!!

If you have a lot of them, you could put four pallets in a square and have 4 sheep fostering at the same time. Just put their grub in the middle and a couple of hurdles to keep the lambs to each of their sheep mammys.

rangler1

These are handy if your using steel gates, I think they're around €100, you can buy one and copy it, you'll definitely have rejection/adoptions if you have sheep

http://www.odonovaneng.ie/2013/02/11/sheep-adoption-gate/

Connemara Farmer

rangler1 wrote: »

These are handy if your using steel gates, I think they're around €100, you can buy one and copy it, you'll definitely have rejection/adoptions if you have sheep

http://www.odonovaneng.ie/2013/02/11/sheep-adoption-gate/

I made a gate before for the end of an old cattle crush, worked like how a cows head would be held in a gate but for sheep. Handy for trimming rams horns or dagging the odd dirty ewe without hassle of tying, knocking or holding her.

Had like a V in it but one side was vertical and rigid, the other side could move as it was pinned at the bottom. Let the ewes head through and the other arm could be pivoted vertical to end up looking like II. Left a 4 inch gap between the timbers II and that was sound for keeping hill sheep held anyway.

Have seen lads cut slots out of sheets of ply as well, similar idea, maybe have a pivoting arm on top like stocks that can swing up and down and be pinned closed.

There are similar wooden affairs advertised for sale on DD, picture tells a thousand words as they say.

padowado

I found with hoggett or ewe lamb who dont take to
her lambs i put meal all over lambs back they will
start licking the meal,it helps with bonding.