Wormer Given

All 5 adult ewes were wormed. They had visible worms in their stool and eye under eyelid was very pale.

Wormer: Safe-guard (fenbendazole)
Dose: 2.5mL

No issues.

CD/T Booster Shot

Gave the lambs their CD/T booster shot today.

Lambs CD/T shot

Administered the first CD/T shot to all 9 lambs. Will repeat in 4 weeks. Lambs are 4 weeks old. We also gave the CD/T shots to the 5 Ewes since we forgot to give it a month prior to lambing. Joseph and Hondo also got their shot.

Bar T
2ml each
20g x 3/4 needle (could not get the 25 gauge needle)

2009 Lambs

Nine babies in 2009!

Feb 27 - Little One (628) had twins, Ram 9lb 3oz, Ewe 8lb 4oz
Feb 28 - Sweetheart (608) had a single Ewe 12lb 6oz
Feb 28 - Missy (603) had twins, Ewe, 8lb 6oz (goggles), Ram 9lb 10oz
Mar 1 - Mary (10) had twins, Ram 9lb 3oz, Ram 9lb 9oz
Mar 2 - Molly (602) had twins, Ram 12lb 14oz, Ram 7lb 8oz

All Moms and babies doing well. Weather was in the teens. No snow.

Joseph Limping

Joseph has been limping for a few days so we had Sonny Lepley, Farrier take a look while he was here trimming the Donkey hooves. We had examined his hooves for wedged stones or thorns but didn't see anything. Sonny noticed right away that his sole was worn off. Most likely he tore it off trying to climb the fence to get at the ewes. We've moved him into a smaller paddock away from the ewes for a few weeks until breeding. We'll keep an eye on his left front hoof for swelling or redness and apply aniseptic if necessary.

Separating the lambs

It's been two weeks since separating the lambs from their momma. The ram lambs are maturing and we better get them in with the other boys so nature doesn't play any funny games on us. We moved the ram lambs to a smaller paddock adjacent to the main barn then moved the ewes back in with the ewe lambs - also moved the mini donkeys in with the ewes since there is more grass to forage on in that area. The move went well - not too much noise out of the ram lambs. Tomorrow we'll move them out in the larger pasture with Joseph, Hondo, and Jersey Boy. I expect everything will go alright.

Weaning Time

Separated the Ewes from the lambs today - all except Mary. Thought she would be a comfort to the babies. The lambs are 4 months old now and pushing 80 pounds so it's about time. The ewes were moved to an outside stockade where they will be quite comfortable. They seemed to be relieved to not have babies chasing them down for a bit of milk all day long. The lambs weren't so thrilled about the nipple being taken away. They bawled all the next day but then got over it. The ewes' milk has dried up for th most part after a week apart from the lambs. We'll leave them in this arrangement for a couple of weeks, then separate the ram lambs from the ewe lambs.