Thanks Ray, The woman who sold me the one ewe came out to look at her. She didn't think she was ready to lamb yet. She didn't know why she appeared to be having contractions yesterday - do sheep get Braxton Hicks? She didn't think her udder was big enough and it didn't look like she had dropped. Although last year, I couldn't tell if she had dropped or not. My ewe is happily eating and nothing is happening with her today. I haven't seen any prolapse today at all. My friend figures she's going to have triplets and she has also seen with her sheep slight prolapses a day or two before lambing. I guess I wait with bated breath and see what happens. That said, I have no hesitation to call the vet if I need to. She didn't think I needed to call the vet yet. I just don't have all the experience under my belt to know when to panic and when to mellow out. I would hate to lose her as she's such a lovely, friendly, gentle creature. Thanks for your reply.
Natasha > It's hard to say when to panic with these girls since they seem to like to > keep you guessing. That being said, if it appears she is in labor or having > contractions and nothing happens within 30 minutes to an hour, you should > have her vet checked. I lost one ewe two years ago by waiting to long, and > lost one this year that prolapsed after giving birth to a healthy lamb. The > one from two years ago had twins in her that were too big for her even though > it was not her first birth. I don't mean to add to your worry, but again, I > would get her looked at. Good luck. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
