Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!gate.bcandid.com.MISMATCH!gw12.nn.bcandid.com!gate.bCandid.com!hub12.nn.bcandid.com!typ11.nn.bcandid.com.POSTED!18james.com!ron Message-ID: Supersedes: Expires: 25 Feb 2000 12:56:46 GMT Newsgroups: alt.med.veterinary,alt.answers,misc.rural,misc.answers,news.answers Subject: Lambing FAQ [9.6] From: Ronald Florence Followup-To: poster Organization: 18 James Street, Providence, RI Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) on lambing, and the care of ewes and lambs, for small producers and hobby farms. Sender: ron@rosie.18james.com Lines: 47 NNTP-Posting-Host: 155.212.71.4 X-Trace: typ11.nn.bcandid.com 945089840 155.212.71.4 (Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:57:20 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:57:20 EST Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 12:57:20 GMT Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.med.veterinary:29493 alt.answers:45987 misc.rural:83867 misc.answers:10459 news.answers:172780 Archive-name: rural/lambing-faq Posting-Frequency: every 60 days URL: http://users.ids.net/~18james/rural/lambing.html The Lambing FAQ is available at http://users.ids.net/~18james/rural/lambing.html It was last modified with additional or updated information and links on Sun Sep 26 16:06:58 1999. This is the only maintained version of the FAQ. Older versions in archives, newsgroups, or on other WWW sites are likely to be out-of-date and incomplete. The Lambing FAQ and the table of contents listed below are © 1994-1999 Ronald Florence. Lambing FAQ ----------- Contents 1. Before Lambing 2. When to lamb 3. Gestation Problems 4. Equipment & Supplies 5. Signs of Readiness 6. Normal Procedures 7. Twins & Triplets 8. Rejected Lambs 9. Chilled Lambs 10. Nursing Problems 11. Problem Births 12. Timing Births 13. Culling Ewes 14. Drying Off Ewes 15. Prolapses 16. Medications 17. Lambing Pens 18. Orphans 19. Lactating Ewes 20. Human Health Concerns 21. Pasture Lambing 22. Are Sheep Wild Animals 23. Credits 24. Copyright & Permissions -- Ronald Florence http://users.ids.net/~18james .