Not a Good Lamb...

"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2) 02/23/2018 at 09:21 • Filed to: None

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This one is having some serious problems with the whole walking thing... also, his mom has no milk... She’s one of our oldest ewes, and has always been a bit thin and sickly (all tests come back negative, she’s just a poor-doer) so it’s sort of not surprising. Now at about 6 hours of age he’s managing the level of walking/falling he should have had at 5-minutes of age... If he keeps progressing he might be a sheep yet, but he’s really only good at being cute at the moment... We’re more optimistic now than we were at two hours, when he still couldn’t stand or hold his head up, but it’s still touch and go...

He is awfully cute though....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 09:34

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Hope he pulls through!

sn4cktimes > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 09:35

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You can do it little guy!

WilliamsSW > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 10:05

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Fingers crossed - - hope he gains strength soon!

Dogsatemypants > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 10:23

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Cute, hope the little dude pulls through. If not, ready the mint jelly and rosemary.

Textured Soy Protein > Dogsatemypants 02/23/2018 at 10:25

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Well that’s not morbid at all.

Dogsatemypants > Textured Soy Protein 02/23/2018 at 10:27

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Meh. trying to be practical but encouraging. Plus lambs taste good. Just sayin.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Textured Soy Protein 02/23/2018 at 10:31

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It’s the circle of life. Where do you think veal comes from? Eggs are just unborn chickens. Cornish hens are only a few weeks old and tasty.

Textured Soy Protein > Future next gen S2000 owner 02/23/2018 at 10:38

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I’m vegan and not going to get into this in the name of being nice.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dogsatemypants 02/23/2018 at 11:34

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They really need to be about 50lbs before they are even worth the effort to eat though... “Lamb” is technically defined as a sheep who’s bone growth plates have not solidified yet, which happens typically between 12-18 months of age. By 6 months they are in the 100lb+ range and are commercially viable, but still very tasty...

Svend > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 14:37

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I hope he pulls through.

Dogsatemypants > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/23/2018 at 17:37

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Did not know that. Lamb is good. Mutton i will only eat if it has been barbecued.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dogsatemypants 02/24/2018 at 17:12

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I like mutton, the stronger flavor is appealing to me, but it really does take to being BBQ’d well. In the UK and it’s former colonies they actually have a third category of sheep meat called “hogget”. Hogget is from a ewe sheep that’s between one and two years old. In the US it’s not a familiar term so most non-lamb is sold as “mutton” even if it might qualify as hogget. Hogget is my favorite, though we had a six-year-old, fat ram who was delicious...