Hi, from my experience, they do sometimes get diarhea shortly before or after lambing; not always. If it lasts more than a couple of days, I would be concerned - maybe others have had more expereince with this - I've only had one ewe that did that. I have had ewes with swollen 'privates' for up to 2 weeks before lambing - others hardly seem to swell until the day. The only thing, so far, that I have observed that told me that 'TODAY IS THE DAY' is they stop eating.
Just keep a watch on her and help her if needed; otherwise, let her (and mother nature) take care of it - they usually know what they're doing. Good Luck, Onalee In a message dated 6/3/2004 2:23:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have another question. Since this will be our first lambing I am not sure what to expect. My ewe is expecting in the next week or two. Today I noticed that she has diarhea. Is this normal for being this close to lambing or is it something I need to be concerned about. This is her first lambing, also. Not knowing what else to call them, I noticed for about the last week her privates" are pooched out. Other than the diarhea she is acting just fine, eating, drinking. Thank you, Julie Riha [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
