Wow, Marion, if the udders are that big, you probably had lambs before you got answers to your questions!
Lots of us Barbado people leave the moms to do everything (including the worrying and preparation) by themselves.


Rick Krach
  8725 Hubbard Rd
  Auburn CA 95602
     (530) 889-1488

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:32:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Marion LoPrinzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [blackbelly] Waiting for lambing to start
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hello all,

I have 2 ewes that are due to lamb this month.  I'm
getting curious as to when that will be.  What should
I be watching for to let me know lambing is imminent?
They both already have good sized bags of milk, about
the size of a large cantaloupe or honey-dew melon.
This is my first lambing.

We had 2 sows give birth this year and I noticed that
the teats separately filled with milk the morning they
delivered, it was like you could see the areas where
the teats were get bigger like putting oranges on the
melon.  Will I see that on the ewes too?

I'm getting some emergency equipment this weekend,
like stomach tubing, colostrum and milk replacer.
What else should I have on hand?  What else do I need
to know?

Thank you,
Marion
central Arkansas

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