;CARE OF THE EWE AND YOUNG LAMB. 89 



deed it is not unusual to see a ewe huntuig 

 anxiously about for her lamb before it has 

 been bom at all! It iS wise to place her by 

 herself before tliis event occurs, if it con- 

 veniently can be done. 



CAEE AX LAMBING TIME. 



There should be small difficulty in the ewe 

 delivering her lamb if she has been rightly 

 fed and treated. There will probably be no 

 occasion for interference of the shepherd, yet 

 he should be watchful, and when she has been 

 in distress for some time without effect he 

 should not hesitate to go' to her assistance. 

 The difficulty may be one of wrong presenta- 

 tion. Naturally the lamb comes with front 

 feet first, and nose just between them. Even 

 when the presentation is right the shepherd 

 may be of great help sometimes, if the lamb 

 is of large size, by gently manipulating the 

 parts, pulling a little at the lamb and push- 

 ing the external parts of the ewe back until 

 the head is free. Then the nose may be wiped 

 so that the lamb can breathe," and in a moment, 

 after the ewe has again begun her labor, you 

 may gently draw the lamb outward until the 

 shoulders are delivered— the hardest part. I 

 usually leave her then, for the hips and hind 

 legs come away readily, and the ewe generally 

 gets up at once and seeks her lamb and pro- 

 ceeds to lick it and caress it with her tongue. 

 It should soon try to stand and in about 15 

 minutes will try to suck. If it finds the teat 

 without aid you may call it half raised. 



