tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post1734626888558622094..comments2023-09-30T06:42:37.342-04:00Comments on Losing Our Shirts, Keeping The Farm: Lambing LimboNancy Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-63681624958033259252008-03-26T18:56:00.000-04:002008-03-26T18:56:00.000-04:00Yes---lambing limbo. Very accurate term. One I hat...Yes---lambing limbo. Very accurate term. One I hate and enjoy--- enjoy only because I know they will soon be here!Dancingfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542161200214992918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-32356582624862012592008-03-23T10:34:00.000-04:002008-03-23T10:34:00.000-04:00Don't worry, there will be LOTS of lamb pictures c...Don't worry, there will be LOTS of lamb pictures coming up!<BR/><BR/>I hope to even manage to capture a birth on video at some point this spring. <BR/><BR/>I think that would be interesting for people who've never seen one before.Nancy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-26929299018257932662008-03-23T10:11:00.000-04:002008-03-23T10:11:00.000-04:00That sounds so wonderful! Definitely update your b...That sounds so wonderful! Definitely update your blog when they start arriving, I want to hear all about it! (pictures would be great too!) :o) Good luck!Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-87783686091932788322008-03-23T08:40:00.000-04:002008-03-23T08:40:00.000-04:00Yes, any night that I think lambs might be arrivin...Yes, any night that I think lambs might be arriving, I sleep in the barn next to the lambing pens.<BR/><BR/>Icelandic sheep give birth pretty easily, and don't normally need any help, but I still like to be their just in case.<BR/><BR/>If a lamb is badly positioned, I'll reposition it so it can be born, but usually all I need to do is observe, dip the umbilical cord in iodine, weigh the baby, and make sure it nurses.<BR/><BR/>Mostly I just like to see all the births because it's exciting to finally see what color, gender, and number of lambs come out of each of the breedings I planned in the fall.Nancy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-60935357482598767132008-03-22T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-22T22:26:00.000-04:00Do you sleep out near the sheep to be there on han...Do you sleep out near the sheep to be there on hand if one goes into labor? How exciting! Does the birthing generally go pretty easy? Good luck!<BR/><BR/>Your horses are beautiful! Congrats on all your sells lately.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-40702723305410696352008-03-22T21:24:00.000-04:002008-03-22T21:24:00.000-04:00Watching and waiting with you.....Watching and waiting with you.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com