The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-24

sheep; although ! am a nrm believer
10 the fact thar the best results are
always obtained with az kinds ~ an
imais through kindness.
would not have you think sheep
raising IA all sunshine ana money 4
am no.; speaking OF range sheep. for
! know nothing Of thar part. " I said
in the beginning I am giving YOU q
few Of my experiences n caring for
them nj home-feedlug them the pro-
ducts OF the ranch. and seliine nut
ton instead OF hay.
But to return TO the advantages Of
landing IN winter. and the resulta 10
be gained by being gentle with your
owes. As ! said before. when the lit
Tie ones arrive and ind the emper-
ature from 4 % 10 degrees below
zero the patient little eve often needs
assistance. II she has learned 10 love
Instead Of fear you. she viii not stamp
her foot, as In her custom when she
fears some danger awaits her on
spring. When she sees YOU coming
with warm cloths, hot water baea.
soapstones. etc. she VIII DO al n her
power 10 help you revive nor young.
Some times the little n IL 10
chilled Il can't ever swallow. In that
case. 1 either heat milk and admin
lister as TO motherleaB. or milk a lit
tie from the mother into the mouth
OF the lamb. In extreme cases ! have
worked two and three hours Mt a time
with a weak. chilled lamb. during an
that time the patient iilic mother has
stood over ~. working faithfully with
the lamb. and when at last he h able
TO stand, nurse without help. gives
himself a vigorous shake, her happi-
ness seems 10 be complete and she
looks hcr gratltude as I leave her for
the night.
We md Il a great help to number
the " anc the lamb. For example.
81 the nfst " a one lamb we palnt
the figure n on each. II the secord
one brings twins. W. put the hgurs
two with a dash On all three. The
dash indicates twins. The principal
advantage is In case anything happens
&c either lamb or les mother. BY the
number YOU can readily ind and care
for the n needing attention. Some
times you Will hnl a lamb hat Il no,
doing well and will not answer to its
mothers call. Nv locking az the num-
Der you a locate the mother and
you will often find the trouble Is. that
she Is either not giving enough milk,
or more than the lamb can take,
either Of which Il easily rcmedled IL
taken In time. We End a little grouad
wheat and sugar beets cut fine will
increase the flow Of milk. Another
advantage OF numbering the eve and
her lambs In in keeping n record Of
the ewes and her Offspring. We use
lampbiack and ilnseed Oh for mark
Ing.
In combining the LANDING bunch In
a small space, there II danger OF
ewes not owning their lambs. in caSe
several ewes lamb about the same
time. We md IL a great help 10 have
several small pens 3 By { feet. In
case a eve has become confused and
inclined 20 diaown one or both Of her
lambs. we pot them into n Of these
small pens and keep them away from
the rest OF the flock until they have
become accustomed TO M other.
Some sheep men recommend putting
them up without feed or water. but
that does not seem right tosus. for I
am sure that would stop the o OF
milk. We have always given a
ewes plenty to eat and drink and have
trouble Ia making them own their
lambs.
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