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was apparent, should be removed and burnt, and the pen 

 thoroughly disinfected without delay. A barrel with a hinged lid, 

 with some nice dry hay in it, is a capital place to put a sick or 

 weakly lamb in ; and is really much more effective than placing 

 it in a warm room, or near a fire. 



For a very weak lamb, a large flat India Rubber Bag filled 

 with hot water is far preferable to fire warmth, and in the 

 hands of experienced shepherds, has been very successful in 

 saving life. 



TREATMENT AND FEEDING OF EWES AND LAMBS. 



It is of great importance to get the ewes and lambs from the 

 fold as soon as possible (except in cases where lambs are very 

 weak, and these must have special care,) because sheep, and 

 especially highly-bred ones, will not stand confinement. The 

 twin ewes and lambs should of course have the best pastures, but, 

 at the same time, the single lambs must not be [allowed to suffer. 

 In cases of twins, the ewes can be put on generous diet, as there 

 will be no fear of their getting too fat, and so far as artificial 

 food is concerned, nothing beats a mixture of beans or peas in 

 small quantities, malt-dust, malt, good linseed cake, crushed oats, 

 dried grains and bran ; or to save trouble, a prepared lamb food, 

 which meets every requirement. 



A lamb trough, with a corn hopper above, that keeps up 

 automatically a constant supply as consumption proceeds, a 

 protruding roof to keep rain out of the trough, boarded sides 

 extending from each end, and lamb creeps in front the whole 

 forming a small enclosure, are very useful ; and, whether for 

 feeding or showing purposes, they greatly aid the Breeder in 

 keeping the lambs in a thriving condition. It should be placed 

 on four wheels, one at each angle, so as to be easily moved ; and, 

 if the boarded sides have roof wings, so much the better, as the 

 enclosure will then afford considerable shelter in rough weather. 



If any of the permanent pastures are really fresh, we would 

 recommend these for the first few days, because, should the seeds 

 get bare and a change to old pastures become absolutely 



