Kaboodle’s Baby Boy
Last night, a post was done discussing the signs of labor. I made a prediction based on the signs I had read about and saw in Kit before she gave birth that Kaboodle would lamb either through the night last night, or in the morning. Apparently, the signs are accurate as Kaboodle gave birth to a healthy lamb ram at around 5:00 in the morning. Both he and his mom are doing well.
With any big event such as birthing, there is always a certain amount of stress and anxiety. Is everything going right? Do I need to assist with something? Do I need to worry about them getting enough milk? The list can go on and on. One of my bigger concerns is the passing of the placenta. Neither Kit or Kaboodle passed their placenta. This seems to be a very bad thing to me, but I am informed by several other sheep herders that this is somewhat common and not to worry. I am keeping a close eye on the ladies. Hopefully mothers and lambs will all be healthy and happy.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:42 am
Congrats on your new little lamb!
Your ewes would be very sick if they didn’t pass the placenta. If you didn’t find it, perhaps they ate it. Some sheep do! Our great pyr takes care of it if the sheep don’t. She thinks it’s a great treat–Ick!
June 20th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Thanks Terri. Both little lambs and mothers seem to be doing well. I am keeping a close eye on them. My big concern was that the stringy afterbirth hung from them for more than 24 hours (on the Vets recommendation, I gently removed as much as I could). It is possible they ate the placenta, but I would have thought the stringy tissue would have come out with the placenta. So far they both are eating and drinking and taking care of their little ones just fine. Perhaps they did eat the placenta and just had some “leftovers” hanging. My first time, so I am not sure what is “normal”.