Dark Carmella gave birth about an hour ago to a stillborn. I will assume it was stillborn as I wasn't actually there to witness it.
It was born very small, the same size as my foot.
It was also born with a deformed jaw.
It was either born this way or it has been chewed on. It looks chewed to me but have never read anywhere where the mother eats her stillborns.
Dark Carmella still has her placenta hanging from her vulva so we are waiting to see if she passes it on her own or if we need to administer some oxytocin.
As you can imagine, we are very, very disappointed. We were so excited that we had one confirmed pregnancy only to loose it to death prematurely. We are keeping a close eye on the other lambs and cross our fingers for healthier births.
awwwwwwwwaawww 0_0
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