In a message dated 3/4/2005 11:39:20 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I watched with binoculars from about 200 feet away and was so surprised to see them both come out like they did that I have to ask, how come shepherds sometimes have trouble with breech presentations and have to reach in and turn the baby around? It looked to me that wrapped up like they were in their sacks, it wouldn't have mattered what part of the balls came first. Maybe I was just too far away to see clearly? Thanks.
Rick Krach Rick: Sometimes things just happen. I pulled one 2 weeks ago. It was the last of triplets. It had its head turned back sideways. When it came out with my hand, I think it still was turned back, my hand just acted as a "shoehorn". In my mind the real miracle of it all is how they get lined up to come out when there are 3 laying in there all jumbled up. Any way you look at it, it is a fascinating event. I had a ewe I suspected of coccidiosis yesterday. I had doctored her for the last 2 days for diarrhea and possible coccidia. Yesterday mornign she had blood on her tail. I thought she was due in about a week. Yesterday afternoon, she had 2 lambs. They were in full development, but my 2 "guard" donkeys stomped them to death. The " guard " donkeys are leaving this morning in about 30 minutes. Cecil Piedmont, OK =============================================== This message is from the 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]/
