I know that death is a part of having animals but this is killing me
nonetheless. One of my wee lambs is in the house being warmed up by hot towels
and a heating pad. I found him in a lifeless heap this morning barely
breathing.
I am now reliving the last 24 hours and chastising myself for
Natasha,
I'm so sorry to hear about your lamb. Yes, death is part of raising
livestock, but lamb deaths are particularly painful, especially when
you work so hard to keep them alive.
It is important that we try to learn something from every death that
occurs. Unfortunately, all of my most
The only time I have had lambs cry out in pain is when they had
enterotoxemia from over feeding. I would never elastrate a lamb before
4 months old. It is possible that you little one tried to nurse another
mother and was shoved into the barn, ground, etc. I have seen other
mothers being
I'm so sorry for your loss. I worry every day about my little ones and I can't
imagine your pain.
Jann
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On Apr 3, 2014, at 3:29 PM, R. Natasha Baronas meadowskuv...@gmail.com
wrote:
I put the lamb down about an hour after writing this. He started crying like
he was
coast to coast trip planning
I survived the accident in JAN and surgery in MAR - now I am about
ready to be back on the road again - I am making long distance trips
in the next three months - I have room on parts of the route if you
get back to me ASAP - my contact info is on my
