Nigel got home in time to come on the evening rounds to feed and check the stock... the lambs were fine.. the mums to be were all fed.... Melody's gang were brought in from their field for tea, and we loaded up to feed Sammy's field and Dudley's gang...
Sammy and her lot came over to the troughs and tucked in, but casting a beady eye road the perimeter of the field showed Margaret, half way down the wall on the edge, and not making a single move to join in the feast......
We went over.... she's one of Nigel's favorites, which is why she's called Margaret... think she reminds him of someone!!!...... she looked glazed, so while I stroked her and kept her calm, he went for the trailer....
She got up and went in without any problem, and we drove her to the barn to put her in a quiet pen.... we treated her with calcium and and antibiotic, then tried to get her out of the trailer..... it wasn't easy as she didn't want to get up... we carefully slid her out... she's a big sheep being a texdale, so it took come muscle.. but eventually got her settled on some dry straw with a dull light so she could see where she was.....
We have just been back...... she hasn't stood up yet, but her ears are pricked, her eyes are bright and she is chewing her cud..... 100% better than at 5.30...... I really thought we might loose her... Nigel will do the midnight call and I fully expect her to have eaten the nuts we've left and to have had a drink.... Phew!
We won't put her out again even though she has 3 weeks to go before lambing so she'll be put in with the other waiting mums for an easy life and some TLC.
Sammy and her lot came over to the troughs and tucked in, but casting a beady eye road the perimeter of the field showed Margaret, half way down the wall on the edge, and not making a single move to join in the feast......
We went over.... she's one of Nigel's favorites, which is why she's called Margaret... think she reminds him of someone!!!...... she looked glazed, so while I stroked her and kept her calm, he went for the trailer....
She got up and went in without any problem, and we drove her to the barn to put her in a quiet pen.... we treated her with calcium and and antibiotic, then tried to get her out of the trailer..... it wasn't easy as she didn't want to get up... we carefully slid her out... she's a big sheep being a texdale, so it took come muscle.. but eventually got her settled on some dry straw with a dull light so she could see where she was.....
We have just been back...... she hasn't stood up yet, but her ears are pricked, her eyes are bright and she is chewing her cud..... 100% better than at 5.30...... I really thought we might loose her... Nigel will do the midnight call and I fully expect her to have eaten the nuts we've left and to have had a drink.... Phew!
We won't put her out again even though she has 3 weeks to go before lambing so she'll be put in with the other waiting mums for an easy life and some TLC.
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