The Poultry Keeper

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

Morning

Well still no sign of any more lambs from my last ewe, maybe shes not in Lamb.

CP · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

Phantom pregnancy? Was she scanned? Confused

debcat · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:04 am Post subject:

she's probably just got her legs crossed
has she got any udder yet?
we go on 5 months less a week as a guide

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

I never had any of them scanned.

Cant see if she has any udders as her coat is long around that area.

The coloured marking was left my the Ram on her on 21st November 2007.

Maybe it never worked first time or maybe shes not pregnant at all.

Weird question now guys, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

WOULD A PREGNANCY TEST FROM BOOTS WORK ON HER Embarassed

??

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6622 Location: isle of lewis

i've been along those lines before
in the end i just had to wait Wink

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

Milkmaid

What happened in the end, did she lamb in the end? if yes how long after the believed due date was it?

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6622 Location: isle of lewis

mine was something they call a cloud bust in goats ,they show all the signs of being pregnant and then they produce loads of water and milk the same as if they had been pregnant
but i tend to watch the back end ,they get saggy in the naughty area (sorry)
deb is the expert on sheep though Wink

and bb

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

The ewe is not the tamest we have, she will come over to me when i go in the field especially when i have a bucket in my hands.

I have tryed to feel if she has udders but she wont stand still long enough.

We called her posh bird as her "Ba ing" is higher pitched than the others.

I also noticed yesterday that the 2 of the boy lambs were banging their heads together, not hard, it looked weird as at times they just were touching head to head.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6622 Location: isle of lewis

mine do that ,but they are rams Embarassed

are you getting the boys cut

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

The 3 boys have had their bits done about 3 weeks ago, a freind rubber banded the boys bits and all 4 tails. The tails have all fallen off and the boys bits have gone to.

helena · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 53 Location: north wales

So sorry about your bad experience, don't worry I don't eat mine either Razz

It is usually 145 days for a pregnancy, anyway if you put her feed down pop round the back of her, lift her tail, Embarassed

her naughty bits should look swollen and pink Embarassed

there you go, that what I was doing a couple of weeks back !! That means that they will shortly lamb.
Around here they shoot the magpies and crows and I was against it, until I heard tales like yours.
Good luck with your last baby.

manic nonie · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject:

I'm so sorry to hear about your ewe and lambs.

It should be just short of 21 weeks I think its average though it can longer or shorter depending on breeds of ewes and rams. Average is 20 weeks and 5 days it shouldn't be long if it caught though.
anything showing?

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

Well, still no lambs yet.

I will go out there today and see if i can see any signs as mentioned by yourselves.

What are your thoughts on using a Pregnancy test from the chemist, does anyone think it would work on a ewe Question

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1208 Location: Midlands

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Somerset

Hi Itsybitsy

Well the smoring i gave them some veg and picked her tail up to see if i could see anything, she has a very dirty bum Shocked

(i was told that the grass must be coming on). She is the timid one out of the 3 (thats my luck). None of my family like to get that close to the animals as they are abit scared. I have a freind coming up later and i will see if she can give me a hand.

There are 2 rams in the field with the ewes/lambs, i havent seen either of them trying to get on top of her since she had the markings on her back.

If she is pregnant maybe she didnt fall straight away and may not be due yet. Shes eating and walking around with the others ok. She does look big but she has a very wooly coat.