Day 2 of our hand feeding Ema – the twin girl that was born in the storm Tuesday. Was it only two days ago? Feels like a week!
We have been feeding Ema colostrum up till today, now we’ve started on the milk replacement. She has six feeds a day, and our day starts at 4pm, so 4pm, 8pm, 12am, 4am, 8am, 12pm. I have elected to do most of the day feeding (unless I have to go out in the car) and Leigh does the night feeding at 12am, I do the 4am.
Ema is adapting well to our life (as different from the flock). Ema lives in our house garage inside an area which has straw and hay and a bean bag (for Mama Clare to sit on).
We intend to keep taking Ema out to the flock twice a day (morning and afternoon) when we feed the flock sheep nuts, that way Ema gets to see the other lambs, interacts with the flock and she still bonds with the flock (well that’s the theory).
We have now birthed six of the seven ewes and have: six boys and three girls.
Aug. 16th # 2 Lumpy – twin boys
Aug. 28th #4 Suzie – twin boys
Sep. 13 #8 Wire – twin boys (ooo not very happy at this point, thinking all those boys)
Sep. 14 #10 Chocolate – twins – 1 (d at birth) 1 girl (at last a girl)
Sep. 15 #9 Nickel – twins girls (Ema – rejected by mum) but mum looking after girl 2.
Still waiting for $6 – Salt and #7 Pepper.
I hope you are all enjoying the blog … it is a sad and happy time farming. One that I know a lot of you will understand.
Cheers for now…
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