This morning I watched this ewe give birth to a set of healthy twins. It’s a amazing how fast the labor process is for a four-year-old ewe.

This particular ewe had trouble with her utter and teats. I discovered later in the day that no milk was coming out of either teat. The poor little ones were starving! I soaked her swollen teat in warm water and started to express the milk by hand. I filled 3 full beer bottles of collostrum-rich milk and fed it back to her little ones. Her other teat is not producing milk due to scar tissue build-up possibly from a past bout of mastitis. Ouch!

We are keeping a close eye on her and the babies to make sure everyone stays healthy.