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ewe not lying down

  • 03-03-2014 10:00am
    #1
    Surfn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭


    ive a ewe a day over her due date. she hasnt lay down in the past 24hrs. she seems to move about on her back legs, shes very heavy and her elder is really well filled out. she seems to want to go down but never does.
    shes eating and chewing her cud alright
    is this normal behavier


Comments

  • #2
    raher1
    Registered Users Posts: 889 ✭✭✭raher1


    Any thing coming out the back? Any sign of birth?


  • #3
    Surfn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭Surfn


    raher1 wrote: »
    Any thing coming out the back? Any sign of birth?
    nothing coming out, no pushing. the belly seems to have dropped in her


  • #4
    Cran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭Cran


    Surfn wrote: »
    nothing coming out, no pushing. the belly seems to have dropped in her

    I would check if she is opened at all, just two fingers carefully make sure not a breach etc. Other than that I would think better standing that lying and not able to get up:confused:


  • #5
    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    yes. i would wait it out..
    If she starts any forcing while standing usually means somethings wrong.


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