It rained heavily this morning, and it felt like it would never stop. Charlie brought three mother ewes and their lambs in from the paddock, and now they are back in the poly tunnel for shelter. The Herdwick also came in from the paddock and is now in the calf creep pen with a few ewes that still need to lamb.
The mother ewes and their lambs are waiting to go into the poly tunnel for shelter. We kept them outside for a while to help them get stronger, since each ewe only has one lamb.
A cade lamb arrived with her legs so stiff she couldn’t stand to nurse from her mother. Charlie took her in, hopeful that she would walk with time. He gave her a 0.4 ml injection of selenium, and since then, we’ve noticed some progress. The lamb now pushes herself up with her front legs, backs up to the wall, and tries to move forward. This is better than when she could only wiggle on the floor. She’s had a tough start in life, and I really feel for her.