I gut the lambs instead, far quicker as can be done in seconds, smother the live lamb in the dead lambs blood - very similar to a skinning and they smell the same but instead of 5-10 minutes to skin your done in seconds, often out within 36-48 hours where as a skin needs a few days before the smell seaps into the lambs.I skinned one last year for the first time to foster ended up doing another 2 now wouldn’t consider any other way.
ftr don’t think I’d try foster two lambs onto a sheep that’s only dropped one.
Thank you and yes too late to skin lambPut the ewe in headyolk / tie it up with a head halter / cut the bottom out of a large bucket or feed bag and put it over its head to fix behind its ears , perseverance & time maybe watching the lambs suckle 3-4 times each day while distracting the ewe with feed . I assume its too late or you have no inclination to skin the dead lambs ?
she had 2 but they both died just not at same timeI skinned one last year for the first time to foster ended up doing another 2 now wouldn’t consider any other way.
ftr don’t think I’d try foster two lambs onto a sheep that’s only dropped one.
How long has lamb been dead?Thank you and yes too late to skin lamb
I thought the scent was on the skin from the birth fluids , whats sucess rate from guts ? havnt tried that , have skinned 2 this year all worked ok .I gut the lambs instead, far quicker as can be done in seconds, smother the live lamb in the dead lambs blood - very similar to a skinning and they smell the same but instead of 5-10 minutes to skin your done in seconds, often out within 36-48 hours where as a skin needs a few days before the smell seaps into the lambs.
8-9/10, quite often do it when a ewe has 1 live lamb still with her but 1 twin born dead or something happened to it. It’s worth a try when you’ve got triplets galore. By guts I mean open the belly up of the lamb like a caesarean would be done and get some blood out. When you do a skinning do you not use some blood on the head and legs to get a scent onto the lamb?I thought the scent was on the skin from the birth fluids , whats sucess rate from guts ? havnt tried that , have skinned 2 this year all worked ok .
no just skin the lamb like a rabbit and tie it on , often leave the tail on as well , does get stinky after a few days though8-9/10, quite often do it when a ewe has 1 live lamb still with her but 1 twin born dead or something happened to it. It’s worth a try when you’ve got triplets galore. By guts I mean open the belly up of the lamb like a caesarean would be done and get some blood out. When you do a skinning do you not use some blood on the head and legs to get a scent onto the lamb?
I've done some with it,smother the ewes head and nose with it so she can't smell anything else. Not 100% results but if they really want a lamb badly it will. Dad used an old bottle of brut33I am sure I have seen an adoption spray for sale too, to mask the lambs smell. I would always try to skin a dead lamb as a default method, then lamb adoptor if I haven't got a dead lamb to skin.
Iodine has worked accidentally here, also spraying iodine from a distance over 2 lambs together confuses the ewe to which is hersI've done some with it,smother the ewes head and nose with it so she can't smell anything else. Not 100% results but if they really want a lamb badly it will. Dad used an old bottle of brut33
A good skinning doesn’t need tieing This time of year you’ve got a week before it’s smelly, when your into late March early April 36 hours they can start smellingno just skin the lamb like a rabbit and tie it on , often leave the tail on as well , does get stinky after a few days though
We tried it on ewe that was hitting one of her own lambs and she ended up hitting bothIodine has worked accidentally here, also spraying iodine from a distance over 2 lambs together confuses the ewe to which is hers