CARE OF THE EWE AND YOUNG LAMB. 93 



young gwGkS than with older ones, so that the 

 inexperienced shepherd is wise if he begins 

 with ewes most of which have lambed once 

 or twice before they came to his care. 



In verjr cold weather the lambing bam should 

 be made as comfortable as possible, without de- 

 priving it altogether of fresh air, and even 

 then when twin lambs are bom there may be 

 need of assistance or one of them may perish 

 before it is made diy and given milk to sup- 

 ply inward heat. It is an excellent plan to 

 have at hand a tub or half barrel, a salt barrel 

 sawed in two serves well; and in this a jug 

 of hot watei'. The lamb may be laid in this 

 tub and covered, with a blanket until its mother 

 can give it her attention. Or a chilled lamb, 

 if only slightly chilled, may be warmed in this 

 manner. An excellent plan and simpler if the 

 shepherd is at hand when the first of twins is 

 bom is to lay it in a tub on two or three 

 inches of wheat bran and cover it all but the 

 nose with more bran. It will keep as warm as 

 toast there and the bran will help absorb 

 moisture, and when it is given to the ewe she 

 will lick off the adhering bran without injury 

 to herself. 



Supposing that through some accident the 

 new-bom lamb has gotten thoroughly chilled; 

 the best manner of warming it is by immersion 

 in water as hot as one can bear his hand in. 

 This will soon become cooled and more hot 

 water should be added, taking care of course 

 not to scald the lamb. When warm and re- 

 vived it should be wiped dry and taken to its 



