There are many ways to revive the chilled lambs found upon any lambing
ground. Some persons wrap them in a cloth taken out of hot water. Others
wrap them well in dry rags. Some give hot milk, whiskey, brandy, etc.
Either of these treatments will generally revive them. A very simple
method is to take a rag or gunny sack and rub them until respiration
fully returns; rub them quite dry if wet, put a very small amount of
salt upon the tongue--this stimulates the heart to action by causing a
light general irritation. When the lamb has enough life to take milk,
suckle it just a little, not too much; repeat in an hour. When the
tongue of the lamb is still warm he will surely and quickly come to real
life if you will kindly treat him as described. Place all such lambs in
the best shelter, where they are out of the wind, and most of them will
be with you when the storm is over. A little extra work at this time
will always be greatly appreciated by every one concerned.
THE EARLY LAMB.
As a general thing early lambs are considerably more expensive to the
producer than the late lambs born upon the open range. The ewes need
extra feed through the winter months, in order that they may have milk
for the young, even though there is no green grass. Yet in most cases
this extra cost is justified by the greater value of the lamb at
shipping time. These lambs grow and put on flesh very rapidly upon the
soft young grass of the early spring months, when their mothers give so
much milk. Again, as most breeders use their oldest ewes or the ones
that they know will need much extra feed and care through the winter
months, for this lambing, there is another consolation in the fact that
should such a ewe lose her lamb at lambing time, she, too, will have
advantage of that soft green feed so essential to place old ewes in good
marketable shape at shipping time. Another advantage is that the lamb
can be taken from them during the summer or early fall months, which
permits the ewe to become in good condition for the next breeding or the
following winter.
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
In docking lambs we have had the best success when the sign was at
Taurus, Neck. In breeding, we find when the ewe comes in season or heat
while the sign is at Scorpio and the ram is given during her first day
in, the ewe will predominate the sex. Especially is this true when the
ewe is somewhat older than the ram. Should the ram be given when the ewe
is going out, the sex of offspring will be nearly even.
When the ewe comes in while the sign is at Aries or Taurus, and the ram
is not given until the second day, the ram will strongly predominate the
sex. This is also especially true where the ram is a little the oldest
and in a somewhat better physical condition.
Close attention shows us this law of nature very clearly, yet we have
much to learn regarding it. Try it next season when breeding.
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