Perhaps because she was bottle fed herself and still thinks she is a lamb and not an adult ewe. I brought Poddy into the barn with her baby so that we can keep an eye on them and try to encourage Poddy to become a mother.
This morning Poddy gave birth to a Bonny girl. Poddy is not a natural at mothering
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Well done Poddy. Hope she takes to her lamb. Have you expressed any columstrum from the ewe and fed it to the calf?
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