Cold Spring, Feed Shortage Some of the Problems SK. Farmers Face

Source: CTV News, Stacey Hein, April 22, 2022

It is crucial in the first few hours after birth that a new lamb is warm, dry and nursing.

Lambing season has been difficult for Saskatchewan farmers this year. The cold weather has been hard for new lambs, who are susceptible to hypothermia.

“If you think of getting out of a swimming pool with the cold air or cold wind, I mean you cool off very quickly, and lambs have a pretty small body mass,” said Gordon Schroeder with the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board.

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