Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-03-04

Cutivator.
My principal object IN this communion
ton is, to give public the result of my expe
ricnce N rearing lambs; and which am
sensible will BE- lost to all those that neglect
their floCks, and to most Of thoS that do not
attend to them personally: as care and
prompt attention to all their wants is the
great secret To ensure the life and health
OF every lamb, beerlng ewes should all be
in good CONDITION; then lambs are as likely
TO live as the young ct other ANIMALS: but
if the ewes are teebel, they will have no
milk to support their lambs if they should
chance to be strong and healthy. Feeble
sheep are often exhausted in bringing forth
their young. md consequently will take nc
notice Of them, and strong as well AS feeble
ones, sometimes need help at such times,
which should be done with great caution;
they should never be helped except when
their pains are on, and when they are try
ing tn help themselves and The lamb should
not be taken entirely away, bu, LETT 90 that
the sheep will have to make little exer
lion after she is left. otherwise, il the sheep
ls at al wild, she will from fear Of the per-
SON helping her. make hey escape and take
no notice of her lamb. Sheep should inva
riably b. housed nights and stormy wea'her
during the time Of dropping lambs, and
have been III the habit Of housing nine
nights, TIL | wash them, to secure them
from the ravages ot the foxes. Sheep
should have all the facilities for procuring
fresh grass That is possible to give them
before and after the time of dropping their
lambs. which adds grea,lyto the quantity
as well as quality of their milk; bat turn
ing them ont On the field, without close
attention, is often the cause of losing lambs
as when they are dropped on Vie cold
ground they often become CALLED, SO a. to
be unable to get up, and in short time
will be past recovery. When have neg
Iected nine in that way. and found one that
has any life left, | take it mmrdlally to q
warm ROOM and put all but its head into a
pail of warm water, and then rub it with a
dry cloth ill 1t begins to struggle for life
and | have never failed Of restoring to
such lambs the use of their limbs, though !
have found them so far gone as to be una
bic for some time to observe any expansion
of he lungs, with their limbs perfectly
stiff, and their Jaws almost mmovably FIX
ed. with sucn attention, you may have
them running, in about one hour and to all
appearance as strong as if nothing had
happened to them though they require a
warmer atmosphere for some time than if
they mad Got been chilled. Care e,'ould BE
aiken not TO feed them with milk, til they
are sufficiently recovered, as there is dan
NJ ct I,,. bat II,
ing their lungs Lambs will live twenty
four hours and even longer without any
nonrshment, and should not rs general
rule be fed, I'LL by their actions YOU dscov
er they are seeking food, aud then they
will in most cases drink without much
trouble. Many lambs that i, becomes ne,
ccs~ary to feed are lost for the want of
sufficient food, through fear OF over feeding
but my experience teaches, that they
should have all they will drink, and let
their own appertes govern. have often
had lambs OF twenty four hours old drink a
pint of milk at once, and when they drink
the most, feel the most assured of success
IN raising them. There will always in a
large flock. be some that will no, get milk
enough. am in the habit of making all
such ones drink that can, by taking ba =
sin Of milk aud giving them my thumb to
suck, SO As to have a fall supply once or
twice day,tlIl The mllk ofthe sheep increas.
Gs DO the groath Of feed. The milk of such
sheep a lose heir lambs should not be LOST
but kept for The support Of those that have
not full supply; such sheep manage to
make own the lambs of others, so that
often have lambs that idraw their living from
two sheep thrUuh the season tins dc
when find the dead lamb before it is dry
by rubbing it over the lamb wish to make
the sheep own, and IN that way deceive
her, and make her think it hers. Where
that will not answer, ! skin the dead one
and sew the skin on the live one, which
generally answers the desired end but it
case of failure in both the above expert
ments, tie up the sheep aud 'elter her II
a small pen with the lamb and the othe
sheep, and hold her for the lamb to sucl
several times in a day, til she will own i,
AS proof of the truth of what have S.
ericd. that care aud prompt attention are
the great secret, | will relate nv success.
last year. OF one hundred and thirty.on,
lambs had dropt last spring. raised one
hundred and twenly,six."
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