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PeeWee is born (premature)

5/20/2013

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Around 1 pm, Daphne delivered a ram lamb.  Since the previous owner of the flock couldn't tell us when the ewes were bred, we were just guessing at the approximate delivery date.  This was way early.  He was born with very little wool, and his skin was really dehydrated.  
We got colostrum from the mom and started feeding him every hour since he was too weak to stand up to his mom.   At the suggestion of our go-to vet Dr. Chris Crombie, we started adding in honey.  I ended up sleeping in the van overnight and got up each hour to feed him with a syringe.  After midnight I thought for sure he wouldn't make it, but somehow he made it through the night.  
On the upside, the chicks are 13 days old and are flying!

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