Happy Birthday puppies
4 boys waiting on arrival of #5
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The runt (aka little guy) has not needed the bottle for a few days; he has gotten strong enough to push his way in while his brothers are nursing and to not get pushed off by his brothers. He is no strong enough that he can dangle when mom gets up.
Little guy was the first to start trying to stand on all 4 as opposed to just pushing himself among on his belly. One or two of his brothers have started trying to stand.
Eyes are still closed.
We have friends coming in this weekend; our friend who is a vet (staying overnight) and 2 or 3 of our puppy buyers (coming for Sunday). I'm sure photos will be taken.
We had our last set of lambs born last night. We were not sure if this ewe was fat or pregnant; she answered that question for us with a set of twins. A lamb got sick and died; the lamb went downhill fast. It was from a set of triplets. We have another lamb that is not doing well; she was found weak and cold. My wife brought it in the house to warm up, tube fed it, and it recovered. It is also from a set of triplets (one of the first sets of lambs) and it has started trying solid food (hay & grain). We have it in a pen and we're trying to bottle feed it and have provided water, grain, and a heat lamp. Right now its belly is very full; I suspect gas from the replacement milk. It is alive but not thriving. We're up to 132 live lambs.
Little guy was the first to start trying to stand on all 4 as opposed to just pushing himself among on his belly. One or two of his brothers have started trying to stand.
Eyes are still closed.
We have friends coming in this weekend; our friend who is a vet (staying overnight) and 2 or 3 of our puppy buyers (coming for Sunday). I'm sure photos will be taken.
We had our last set of lambs born last night. We were not sure if this ewe was fat or pregnant; she answered that question for us with a set of twins. A lamb got sick and died; the lamb went downhill fast. It was from a set of triplets. We have another lamb that is not doing well; she was found weak and cold. My wife brought it in the house to warm up, tube fed it, and it recovered. It is also from a set of triplets (one of the first sets of lambs) and it has started trying solid food (hay & grain). We have it in a pen and we're trying to bottle feed it and have provided water, grain, and a heat lamp. Right now its belly is very full; I suspect gas from the replacement milk. It is alive but not thriving. We're up to 132 live lambs.
