River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-22

lambs are together by themselves in
prevented. If such a Landing pen is
not constructed in a sheep barn,
which is often the case, hurdles can
be placed in different corners of the
barn, where such ewes can be put
till the mother and the lambs have
become thoroughly acquainted with
each other. These pens into which
the eve is placed with her lamb or
lambs should be properly bedded with
nice, clean straw. Where this has
been neglected, it has often been the
case that ewes were forced to lie
down in a wet filthy place and SO
caught cold in their udders. The I'D
ders became infiamed, causing an i'm.
mense lot of trouble to the shepherd,
With the best care and manage.
ment, little trouble occurs during
Landing; yet occasionally it happens
that eve begins to lamb has passed
her water-bag, and labors from two
to three hours without results. In
such a case, an examination becomes
examiner should first remove any
long, sharp finger-nails on the hano
to be used, then disinfect his hand
and arm with a solution of carbolic
acid or zenoleum and finally rub his
hand with linseed oil in order tc
make it soft and slippery. 1t may be
possible that the lamb comes wrong
first as they should, but the head
may be turned back; yet the case
may be worse, when the eve with her
natural pressure will not allow the
operator to insert his hand, and it
appears as If nothing could be done
for the eve to assist her. When it is
ascertained that the eve can not I'M
der any circumstances deliver her
lamb, the next thing is to place the
eve with her head in a corner, so
that she cannot go forward. Two
men should then take hold of her by
the hind legs at the thigh and ele-
vate her rear, which will stop her
natural pressure and allow the lamb
to slide back again into its natural
turned in the proper direction and
successfully brought to daylight. Aft
er the lamb has ben taken from the
eve, 1t is a good plan to take lump
of pure hog lard, about the size of
hens egg and insert 1t in the ewes
womb This is soothing and healing.
1t also becomes necessary to flush
he NV Of al md
tube twice a day for three or four
days in succession, using one-half
teaspoonful Of permanganate of pot
ash to one quart of warm water.
Now, how should the eve be fed
after she has LANDED? II there is
one that does not have much milk,
she can be fed the same amount Of
grain as before Landing, and in fact
a larger amount, in order to increase
her milk flow. In the case of an ex-
tremely heavy mixer, however, the
amount of grain should be decreased
for at least three days, when the dan
ger Of getting milk fever is over,
which such ewes are just as likely
to have as COW is. After three
days, her grain ration can gradually
be brought up to the full amount.
Another important matter is that
newly-lambed ewes should have their
udders examined morning and even
ing for several days to make sure
that lambs have taken all the milk
from the udder. II there should be a
surplus, it should be MIXED out, or
another lamb receiving scant living
from it's own mother, brought to take
the surplus milk. often it is found
that lambs suck only one side and
neglect the other side of the udder,
in which case the side in which the
milk remains will cake.
If the foregoing points are properly
observed during the period Of preg-
nancy of the eve and during Landing
time, the number Of complaints from
fock-owners will be greatly lessened.