Thanks Kathleen and Nancy,
I have never experienced this before either. So it was a surprise to
me, and also to my friend with the fall lambs.
Mary
At 03:05 AM 4/5/2013, you wrote:
I rotate my American Blackbelly ewes to give birth every 8 mos. so I've had
lambs born at different times of
I find with my blackbellies and my pigmy goats, the fatness of the belly is
directly associated with the dryness of the food. Wet, green young grass =
a skinnier look. Dry hay only = a very fat (gassy?) belly. To that end, I
harvest dry hay at the end of the summer that I give them during the wet
Michael,
That is interesting, and it does make sense, the way you state it. I
hope my ewes have that svelt look from here on out, because I feel
like I can tell their true body condition if they do not have a fat
(gassy) look, as you indicate. Thanks for your help!
Mary
At 11:14 AM
I can even tell how long it's been since they ate. One side is swollen when
they just ate, and then the other side swells a bit and the first side goes
down as the food moves through their rumen.
mainly the goats. They show it the most. But my rams, of all the AB sheep,
especially, look lean
