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the lamb with so much force, as to bring out his 

 shoulders, even at the risk of killing him : should he 

 observe the navel string to be before one of the legs, 

 he should endeavour to break it, without stopping 

 the delivery ; the string breaks of itself, as soon as 

 the lamb is brought forth. 



Q. What is the after birth ? 



A. The after birth is composed of membranes, 

 which enveloped the lamb in the belly of the mother; 

 it is thrown out sometimes after the lamb is born : if 

 it does not come away of itself, the shepherd should 

 endeavour to draw it away gently ; if it be done by 

 force, there is danger of breaking it, or tearing the 

 matrix, or pulling it out with the after birth. When 

 the after birth is discharged, it should be detached 

 from the ewe, lest she should eat it. 



Q. What is proper to be done for a ewe after 

 lambing ? 



A. Some hours after the ewe has lambed, it is 

 proper to give her a little warm water, with bran, 

 barley or oats, and the best food, which the season af- 

 fords, and she should be left for some days with her 

 lamb ; while she nurses, she should be well fed. 



Q. What ought to be done, that the ewe should 

 nurse and take care of her lamb ? 



A. The teat of the mother, that is, their ends, 

 should be pressed for the purpose of opening them 

 to give passage for the flow of the milk : it is proper 

 to observe, if the ewe licks the lamb ; and if she does 

 not, a little powdered salt should be scattered over 

 the lamb, to induce her to lick it : when the weather 



