So I have one ewe left after my other one died from (?) pregtox.
I had her sheared on Saturday, got her udder area and everything all cleaned up for the lambs when they come. Naturally, that night we had the arctic circle come to pay us a visit and the temps dropped to well below zero. With a naked and very pregnant sheep.
She is inside a closed shed. We close up the doors at night to keep predators out and to keep the warmth of body in. The wind does not get in there, so the 30 below windchills last night should not have realy been a factor, only the cold itself.
But is that too cold? I have a wood stove on the other side of that shed that I could stoke up and blow warmer air into that area...but is it necessary? I'm worried that she'll get too cold, even inside, but at the same time don't want to get her so used to the heat that I have to keep the stove going all the time until spring.
She is eating and drinking fine, no problems. She shivers while she is eating, but seems okay otherwise. I have noticed that she has *not* been going outside in the last couple of days where she *used* to hang out in the pen for half the day.
Should I be concerned about the temps or will she be okay now that she is without her winter coat?
-Sarah
I had her sheared on Saturday, got her udder area and everything all cleaned up for the lambs when they come. Naturally, that night we had the arctic circle come to pay us a visit and the temps dropped to well below zero. With a naked and very pregnant sheep.
She is inside a closed shed. We close up the doors at night to keep predators out and to keep the warmth of body in. The wind does not get in there, so the 30 below windchills last night should not have realy been a factor, only the cold itself.
But is that too cold? I have a wood stove on the other side of that shed that I could stoke up and blow warmer air into that area...but is it necessary? I'm worried that she'll get too cold, even inside, but at the same time don't want to get her so used to the heat that I have to keep the stove going all the time until spring.
She is eating and drinking fine, no problems. She shivers while she is eating, but seems okay otherwise. I have noticed that she has *not* been going outside in the last couple of days where she *used* to hang out in the pen for half the day.
Should I be concerned about the temps or will she be okay now that she is without her winter coat?
-Sarah