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in life, and in this case the shepherd should blow gently in 

 the mouth, and he also may move the front legs apart, and 

 then together, alternately, to stimulate breathing. Soon 

 after birth, the lamb should stand up, and in a few minutes 

 it will want to nurse. This operation the shepherd may 

 assist the first time, perhaps, by helping support the lamb 

 and guiding its mouth to one of the teats. Thereafter the 

 lamb will probably gain strength rapidly, and nurse as de- 

 sired. If the mother disowns the lamb, she should be tied 



in a small pen 

 where she will be 

 unable to inter- 

 fere with her off- 

 spring's nursing. 

 If the lamb gets 

 badly chilled, it 

 may be warmed 

 by inserting all 

 but the head in 

 warm but not 

 hot water, and 

 kept there until 

 circulation is re- 

 stored, after 

 which it should 

 be taken out and 

 rubbed dry and 

 then placed with the ewe in a comfortable temperature. 



The udder of the ewe should be watched carefully. 

 Sometimes it gets caked and inflamed, and again she may 

 produce more milk than the lamb can use. The caked 

 udder should be bathed, with hot applications, then rubbed 

 dry, and the milk drawn off. It may also be painted with 

 tincture of iodine several times, but care should be taken 

 not to blister the udder. Lambs begin to nibble at grain 



Figure 166. "Feed my lambs." John, XXI, 15. Photo- 

 graph by the author. 



