Tilly had twins in the morning on the 15th February. By the afternoon the boy, Eamon, was doing well but Emily was too quiet for my liking. I sat and observed her behaviour - despite Tilly's attention, she made no move to drink or respond to her calls. When I approached, she just stood there.
We tubed both Emily and Eamon with colostrum - while Eamon was warm to the touch, Emily was much colder and more lethargic. I decided to bring her into the house to get warmed up. Eamon stayed with Tilly.
On the same morning that Tilly had her twins, Heather had a stillborn single lamb. Heather was very upset and spent a few days out in the field, calling for her lamb. It was a sad sight to see. One vet trip later, Emily was looking a bit better but we still couldn't convince her to drink from a bottle. I thought that there was an opportunity to ease Heather's heartbreak by attempting an adoption. As I type, the adoption is a work in progress but I'm hopeful that Heather will accept Emily as her own soon.
Meanwhile, despite the drama, the other lambs are doing well. Eli is doing especially good.
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