Most of today was spent on and off tending to Flash the ram lamb. He has been weak and has not been seen to feed from mum, even though both the other lambs are now suckling well.
He is resistant to bottle feeding too and we have had to keep him going with Lamb Boost, an energy liquid.
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| Flash is the little one lying by mum's tail |
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| Ewe 0009 and her lambs seem really healthy. She is tucking into her oats and hay. |
Sue brought him into the house and nestled him in a blanket with a hot water bottle. I down-played his chances of survival. But by late evening we were able to put him back with his mum and brothers. If he survives, I would be surprised if we don't end up bottle feeding him.
At the moment, Flash's future hangs in the balance. We are trying to get him to feed every couple of hours and topping up with Lamb Boost. The longer we can keep him alive, the better his chances of getting through.
On a different note, the Muscovies are thoroughly enjoying the fact that the giant puddle has topped itself up again.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for little Flash. How old is he now?
ReplyDeleteI'm a little behind with the blog at the moment, but in real time Flash is now 3 weeks old and has come through a few scrapes. Blog updates will be coming thick and fast over the next week as the weather is so awful it has largely kept me inside tapping away on the computer.
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