A New Experience.

Sometimes things are a little hard in life and this was one of those times.  Deanna went down to feed her sheep and found that her sheep had lambed.  She noticed that one sheep was large and healthy and walking by mom sheep.  Then she notices a little tiny sheep on the opposite side of the pen, cold, dirty, and as far as she could see, the mother did not have anything to do with it.  She sent Web to get me.  I looked at the little lamb and thought, this lamb is way to little.  I waited longer hoping the mom would come see to her but she seemed to not acknowledge that she even had another one.  So after a bit longer I told Deanna get it and we will see what we can do but the mom sheep probably knows more than we do.  She knows this lamb is little and weak and she could loose both lambs if she risk trying to care for this one.  And it  was to weak to even get up and nurse.   Not knowing really what to do I called a friend.  Thanks Shanna for your advice.

Deanna wrapped it in her jacket and here it is.  On my kitchen table.

Our first thought was get it warm.  So on the stove under a heat lamp was our fastest option.

Then we remembered Hannah's heat pad so we got it.  It will stay at a perfect 100 degrees. That will keep the towel about 98.  I left Joy with the lamb and went to help Deanna get some colostrum from Mom.  After working over and over we managed to squeeze about 2 tablespoons out. I began giving the lamb the colostrum while Deanna and Web went to get more.  They came back bushed by wrestling mom sheep with about a tablespoon.  By this time she got back. This little lamb had warmed up and drank the other colostrum and was trying to stand up on my counter.  soooo

On the floor it went.  We gave it the other tablespoon.  By this time we had began to wonder if we would get enough milk from mom so we looked in a lamb book and read how to make homemade lamb milk.  We mixed pet milk, egg, sugar, and cod liver oil. 

We waited and watched.

By the time Deanna had came in from trying for more colostrum her little lamb was walking around. Hmm you smell like my mommy. Deanna had the smell of mommy sheep all over her from wrestling with her for colostrum.

He is trying to find his mommy.  I decided it is time to try to get mom sheep to take this little one.  We gave it two ounces of the homemade milk and off to the barn we went. 

I must put to be continued here.  It is time to get ready for church.  I will post the rest of the story soon.