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Desert Weyr Lambing Bag We lamb out on pasture. This is the bag I made to carry everything I need to assist ewes and document the births. Lamb Bag filled with my crook, ready to go. Inside I have a number of items I've found helpful this year when I've had to assist many ewes due to very large lambs. I don't dip navels, dock or castrate so I do not carry any supplies for those tasks. Lamb Bag Contents Inside are the following items from left to right, top to bottom. Stack of small hand towels to dry off lambs. I buy bar towels and bleach them when I wash them between lambs. Pig Snare for catching and holding parts if I have to assist in the birth. Sports Bottle filled with OB lube Bottle of powdered OB lube Small sipper bottle of sheep Nutridrench Small bottle of childrens aspirin Thermometer Stethoscope Ear Tags and Pliers Canvas sack for weighing lambs Hanging scale for weighing lambs Stack of plastic grocery bags to carry dirty towels and any stillborn lambs back to the house. 2 12cc Syringes with cases used to give milk to lambs I pull Latex exam gloves Small bottle of Nolvasan boluses to put in the uterus of any ewes that I assist Shoulder length palpation sleeves Small bottle with alcohol soaked cotton to wipe ears before applying tags Reading Glasses Small lambing notebook with details on every birth, date and time of birth, lamb birth weight, dam and tag numbers of the lambs Pen to write in lamb book Single sheet of paper that lists all bred ewes and their tag numbers, ram bred to, past lambing history, age and any other notes Watch so I can decide how long to wait before I need to intervene Not shown is a small pocket knife, piece of baling twine and my radio. I use the knife to trim the ear tags. When the tags are torn from the strip of tags there are small sharp points left that I trim off. The baling twine has proved useful in pulling if I can't place the pig snare. I carry a small radio that I can use to call my husband if I need assistance. I check ewes starting at dawn and stop at dusk. We do not check any ewes at night as it causes more problems than it solves. Go To Top