Got a Baby Lamb!!! what do I do??

giantmutantbroccoli

laurauk wrote: »

oh i do mean it, im not going to be told, if i dont like it dont read it? who does the op think she is? the board police? i wont be told what to do. my posts are not rude, why should i not post what i want to say? you can and so can the op,
if she didnt want views on it, then dont ask, but i do think its a big wind up.
does that tell you, that i do mean it?

So you're being rude on purpose then? Or did I just totally misunderstand your reply there?

OP stands for Original Poster, meaning the person who started the thread.
It was Fire Fox who said "If you don't like the thread report it to abuse or stop reading.". Fire Fox is not the OP. The OP's username is Juliepink26.

Why shouldn't you post what you want to say? Here's a snippet of the rules:

BE NICE TO OTHER MONEYSAVERS

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As a matter of fact, I CAN'T post what I want to say most of the time, because there's a swear filter and all these rules about politeness and suchlike.

ANYWAY. Something just occured to me about someting the OP mentioned. Are you supposed to wash lambs? Their wool is meant to be waterproof, so wouldn't washing be a bad idea?

louisdog

giantmutantbroccoli wrote: »

.ANYWAY. Something just occured to me about someting the OP mentioned. Are you supposed to wash lambs? Their wool is meant to be waterproof, so wouldn't washing be a bad idea?

I agree, I have only been keeping sheep for a few years, but I have never ever heard of them being washed - like you say, it will cause the waterproofing lanolin to be removed from the fleece.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Perhaps not such a problem for the creature when it isn't left out on a hillside all the time? I can't imagine that waterproofing is quite so essential when sleeping in a crate in the laundry room, for example.

~Chameleon~

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Perhaps not such a problem for the creature when it isn't left out on a hillside all the time? I can't imagine that waterproofing is quite so essential when sleeping in a crate in the laundry room, for example.

Well it can't live in a crate in the laundry room for the next few months, it needs to be outside grazing. We might have had a few sunny days but don't be fooled, winter isn't finished with us just yet!

louisdog

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Perhaps not such a problem for the creature when it isn't left out on a hillside all the time? I can't imagine that waterproofing is quite so essential when sleeping in a crate in the laundry room, for example.

But it's not right to keep a sheep/lamb in a utility room. And probably not realistic either if OP is at all houseproud!

loulou123

I grew up on a farm so this sort of thing was a common occurence to me. But i'll always remember one year we had an orphan lamb that another ewe also rejected, that my grandad hand raised (in a box in the kitchen intially until it was warm enough in the field for it.) And i was devestated when it disappeared (to the slaughter house) and have not eaten lamb since (i was 9 at the time.)

I always understood that the lambs, cows and chickens were not pets, from a young age, but having close contact with this one and it being in the house made it seem more like a pet to me, and im thinking your daughter may feel the same?

Soubrette

Lance wrote: »

You got an abusive post, not from me, but I feel someone needs to say your post is very insensitive for a PETS FORUM! You even showed a picture of him...... the mind boggles. There are links to a Bunny forum in the bunny threads on here, I'll go on one and ask about the best way to butcher 'fluffy' for dinner..... hope I don't get an abusive post.

I'm a veggie pet owner and I'm not offended in the least.

To be honest I feel much happier with the idea of meat being raised in a family environment as a pet then slaughtered than the anonymous born-fattened-slaughtered conveyor belt most meat animals will be on.

Two basic reasons, using the proviso that the rearer knows something about their animal and is not a cruel person, in general the lifestyle of the animal will be nicer than its farmed counterpart.

Secondly, the rearer is likely to care more about the slaughter and want it to be as humane as possible.

Not saying that farmer and slaughtermen don't care - just they don't have the personal interest that people do when they've raised meat themselves.

Sou

elsien

Reminds me of the two baby goats a teacher at school was raising. Called them Lunch and Dinner, as a reminder to the family not to get too attached.

evilsheep

Hmm ...

I suspect my post may irk some, but I'm not in the mood to read'n'run.

As a pet-owner and a vegan, I feel rather offended that the OP has created this thread in the 'Pets & Pet Care' forum. The thread interested me as I wondered who/how/why one would ask for advice in keeping a lamb as a pet given the regulations involved.

I find this bit slightly worrying:

is it ok to take him to the park on a lead? there is a park behind my house with lots of grass??

Surely anyone who has to ask that really should not be keeping livestock? As others have said, I'm concerned that this animal will not be treated in the appropriately respectful manner, and the butcher relative (who has difficulty with the English language IIRC) will not slaughter humanely (humane slaughter, now that's an oxymoron ...). The OPs posts seem muddled and contradictory at times, but perhaps there's a language issue there too.

I commend the OP for teaching their daughter where dinner comes from, but I'm a bit worried that it may traumatise her; there's a big difference between snails and cuddly fluffy white lambs to a child surely? Just as there's a difference between eating your pet chicken/lamb/pig/rabbit and eating your pet cat/dog/hamster (well, not in my eyes, but I guess that's the ol' sensitive Western viewpoints coming across there!)

So there: glad the OP is asking for advice, not glad at all that's in this part of the forum, extremely not glad about the eventual outcome of the advice (RIP Lamby).

Toodle pip!

In case of judgemental backlash: cats are obligate carnivores, therefore I see no issue in feeding my rescue cat meat; no I don't wear any leather goods; yes, I shave my armpits, my house does not smell of patchouli and I think hippies should have a wash and get a job.

louisdog

Great post thanks evilsheep, I admire you for being vegan too.

evilsheep wrote: »

In case of judgemental backlash: cats are obligate carnivores, therefore I see no issue in feeding my rescue cat meat;

Is that definitely correct? I have a friend who feeds their cat a vegetarian (not vegan) diet...

Cheers
Alex