Guys, Thank you so much for all the help! She is gaining a bit of
strength. Still touch and go. I am using alot of your ideas at this
point. Will let ya know how all is with her. I put up a 1/2 bale of hay
yesterday covered with a blanket and put her up on it so her feet touched
the ground she
Londa,
I read the articles about using vinegar on down livestock. Since you have
taken the shotgun route for helping the ewe this can't hurt.
The article said to dilute cider vinegar by 1/2 with water and drench 2 x a
day with 20cc of mixture. Something about the rumen and the acidity.
A lot of t
Have you given her any calcium? She could have milk fever. Our vet said to
give tums - we ground up tums and put in water and gave as a drench - 4-5 tums
at a time a few times a day. There is also injections for this, but have to
have vet to hit vien with it. I would also give karo syrup or o
We have always placed more emphasis to ‘eating hair sheep’ than to other
market uses.
So we attributed the poor hair sheep prices and its demand here to the
following.
A very true fact--they do not eat lamb here nor have ever tasted it!
Last five years this common statement here is as frequent