Ewe don with twin lamb

Dickie10 · 14-01-2017 1:13pm #1

have a triplet bearing with twin lamb gave her 100 ml of chanatol, anything else i can give her?? shes 3 weeks from lambing

ganmo · 14-01-2017 6:58pm

A tablespoon of Bread soda in case she has acidosis

The man in red and black · 28-01-2017 5:09pm

Did the poor lady make it? Sounded bleak. If they are not able to get up you often are looking at a salvage section. Can try them with Glucose IV +/- induce labour to get the lambs out to save the ewe.

padowado · 29-01-2017 10:22am

I always give a sck ewe sick ivy. They will eat ivy when they wont eat meal or hay
Good Luck

mcgiggles · 29-01-2017 4:33pm

padowado wrote:

I always give a sck ewe sick ivy. They will eat ivy when they wont eat meal or hay Good Luck

Mother in law gave us that tip last year!

Dickie10 · 29-01-2017 7:57pm

yeah tried ivy and lectade for energy but wouldnt get up she prob should have been taken out because she was thinish and had triplets inside. age was the problem i see this year i ahve some ewes on thier last hurrah and thier body conditon isnt great. most of these ewes are having thier sixth crop of lambs

Ewe don with twin lamb

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