Posted by Charlie in NY on December 01, 2015 at 07:44:05 from (50.75.131.206):
In Reply to: What do you do? posted by notjustair on November 30, 2015 at 21:09:28:
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I can tell you what would happen here. We had an ewe that rejected one of her lambs at birth and even butted it away so roughly against the shed that the lamb's eye was swollen and I thought it had a fractured skull. I was ready to do the merciful thing but THE ADMIRAL scooped up the lamb and brought it in; and for two months we had a "pen" made of chickenwire set up in the basement beside the furnace and boiler.
Stupid thing survived. Wife milked the ewes that were nursing lambs and got enough to get the bummer fed. Then switched her over to milk replacement. The lamb is 2-1/2 years old and out in the pasture, but still spoiled and VERY human bonded. We take her to schools and churches as she tolerates getting mauled by toddlers.
What kills me is the bantam Cochin chicks we often get that have a hip problem so that the legs are stiff and out to the sides. I have been told it's from not turning the eggs often enough; though I suspect it's genetic (we get about 1:12 with this). Cute as little buttons, absolutely excited about being fed and handled, but nothing I've tried has corrected it. So I have to blow holes through my karma rather than let them perish slowly in a week.
But if you observe the wild Mother Nature doesn't have social programs or retirement systems for the creatures in her care, either.
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