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SECOND SET OF TWINS BORN!

3/22/2010 10:47am by Sharon Kinsey

Hannah - my original babydoll - gave birth to twins early this morning.  One black ewe 8# and one white ram 9#.  When I found Hannah and the ewe in the stall all seemed well - I did not see a second lamb.  Then I saw a lamb laying outside the stall.  That was the ram.  Don't know why he was out there but it was clear he had very recently been born - still had some of the sack on him.  Bongo was nearby eating what appeared to be the afterbirth.  It is possible - and likely- that Bongo was there when the little guy was born and licked the sack off of him instead of Hannah. When I tried to put the ram with Hannah she backed away.  

I gave the lamb some colostrum gel and a couple ounces of special milk replacer then put him in with Hannah.  She allowed me to put him on her teat to nurse although he seemed a bit uncoordinated.  I went back later and gave him a couple more ounces of milk replacer.  If I don't see him easily nursing by the end of the day - he will become a bottle baby - but I will leave him with Hannah and his sister.  

 No pictures yet - don't want to stress out the little guy too soon.  Will try later.   

 

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