The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-02

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liiIls mors lhaa The care afforded By
the eve. 4 few points VII Away
need attention. Experience i the best
TEACHER. bat many have their frat aock
u ewes TO manage this Spring. which
have been boaEh, under the stimulus
n the great ~, IN value, and TO such,
the following practical suggestions will
be timely. From the first. pains
should be taken 10 render the aock
rrac,able. A few handfuls Of oals Or
corn scattered among them On each
visit. will make the master always
welcome. In this way q aock may
soon learn "a be lei TO any desired
place. Pregnant eve. and their pro
geny are often injured by their efforts
10 escape when being driven 70 or
from an enclosure IL the weather
bee clear and mild. il is preferable to
have lambs dropped In the pasture.
The field for accommodation should
he dry. and free from bitches or sun
hen spots, where a heavy eve may
he "caa." But during cold nights
and in rainy westher, shelter Is essen
tial. A few hours exposure at such
time may destroy many new born
lambs. Make the shed for ewes
roomy, and allow plenty Of yentlla.
ton. Where the flock Is large, The
shed should be divided into tempora-
ry pens TO accommodate not more
than twenty or thirty head. In the
moving about and confusion of a larger
number, the young mother may be
crowded away from her offspring, and
the lamb be unable TO suekle. Keep
the pens clean, but do not use too
much litter, which might entangle the
new corners and prevent their rising,
See that all filth is removed from
about the udders OF the ewes il is
also advisable 10 clip away any thick
growth Of wool which might impede
the lamb in nursing. The first great
point to gain is that tile young should
early get good supply Of food from
the dam. 1t needs this both for nour-
ishment, and for the medicinal effect
which the first drawn milk has on the
digestive organs. There should be
no haste TO interfere with the process
of pArturition. Several hours some
times elapse before il is completed,
but unless the eve shows signs Of
severe prostration, nature will gene
rally afford relief IF mechanical as
sistance be found necessary, let il be
Of the gentlest character, and only in
conjunction with the efforts OF the
animal. If a eve refuse to own her
lamb, confne them together apart
from the flock, and frequently giving
the lamb an opportunity 90 suckle by
holding the eve. She will usually
acknowledge her parentage after a
few such trials. a good eve whose
lambs have died should be furnished
with one from = twin pair. She will
allow iis approaches more readily if
the skin Of her own offspring be sewed
around the body Of the stranger II
no lamb be given her, the milk should
ho drawn from her bag once or twice
at least, to prevent danger or inAa-
nation.
Where young lambs are found as
tray without natural protector in
the Aock, IL no foster mother can be
provided, they may be given to the
children to bring up as cossets. Feed
them with warm fresh cows milk
They win readily learn to drink it by
giving them quill with strip of
cloth tied around it TO suck through
a, FIRST Sheep reared in this way at
the house are likely TO have extra
cape, and they usually bring an extra
peiee in market, besides giving much
pleasure TO the young members Of the
family while rearing them. Album
dans nouishment should be provided
for lambs in the flock, by giving good
pastures TO the ewes. II grass be
short a daily small allowance Of oats