84 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



Ewes and lambs find their first parting very 

 bitter and they bleat for two days and nights until 

 they finally forget each other. When the lambs 

 are turned back again to milk out the ewes the old 

 relationship is renewed, and it becomes hard for 

 them to part a second time, to say nothing of the 

 work of separating them. 



CARE OF THE LAMBS AFTER WEANING. 



When the lambs have been weaned they should 

 have the run of some good, fresh pasture. The 

 lambs will greatly enjoy grazing on land where 

 one crop of hay has been cut and the new grass 

 is coming up again, or on a piece of rape that has 

 been sown in early spring. By turning them on 

 new pasture the danger of stomach worms and 

 other parasites is avoided to a large measure. 

 Good, clean pasture is also necessary for them in 

 order to avoid a check in their growth, as a result 

 of the loss of their mother's milk. 



CARE OF THE EWE AFTER WEANING. 



After the lambs have been taken from the ewe 

 great care must be taken to prevent the udder of 

 the ewe from caking. Many mistakes are made in 

 this regard. The best producing ewes in the flock 

 are the ones that generally have their udders 

 caked, for the reason that they continue to give 



