I spoke with the vet by telephone and he wants me to continue feeding little and often. Also to give her “creep” lamb pellets – which she has begun to eat from my hand

Her twin, Spotty, and half sisters, Poddy and Surprise, make visits to Dotty through the bars of the gate. She is rarely alone

Dotty was lying in the barn, unable to rise without help. I fed her some milk and she nibbled on some hay

I think I will call the vet again and ask for more advice about Dotty. In the chicken house a hen had managed to lay an egg from up on high – roosting

Although she is taking more milk Dotty is only able to get into standing position with help. Once standing she can walk but when she lies down to rest she has to wait for us to get her up. Not a good sign but we will keep on feeding her and hoping that she will improve. I’m not too hopeful.

Dotty needed help to get up on all fours but she took about 100 ml of milk and I will continue to feed her “little and often”.

We have brought her into the barn and must feed her little and often