Friday, February 4, 2011
Last Lambs
There were two sheep who had yet to give birth until last week. One mother gave birth to two lambs, both surviving. Unfortunately, the other sheep went into labor but her cervix did not dilate. This forced the farmers to make a quick decision on whether to perform an expensive Caesarean section which wouldn't have been clear if the mother would have survived, or to put the mother down. The decision was to put the mother down because we didn't want to spend money on a procedure that would most likely not work. Last year, the same thing happened to another sheep and they spent the money on a Caesarean section and both mother and lambs died.
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Caleb, this is an incredible development at the farm... to me, at least. What I really want to know is how did you feel about what happened? I was sad to hear this.
ReplyDeleteI continue to be most interested in your experiences at the farm and I appreciate your sharing them with all of us. Love, B.
Caleb, when I spent time at a farm at about your age, I remember the farmer putting down two little pigs, because the mother could not feed all of them, and the farmer just threw the pigbabies against a wall really hard. I remember how I felt, and I imagine you feel the same about the sheep.It makes one feel happy for being loved.
ReplyDeleteHi to everyone, Grandma