Morning Location: Mount Pleasant Community Center, half a mile or so from Owens Farm, between Riverside and Sunbury
9:00 Registration, coffee and light snack
9:30 Dr. Jackie Rapp, Susquehanna Valley Vet, Paxinos PA
-Pre-Lambing Strategies for Success
-Normal Birthing Process and Signs of Trouble
-Call The Vet, or Read The Book and DIY?
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Why Did It Die? Dr. Rapp
-Learning From Your Lost Lambs (necropsy)
11:45 ***********LUNCH**************
12:30 Top Ten Tips For Saving Lambs
Caroline Owens, Jan Motter, Jerry McCarthy
Experienced shepherds share their secrets of success.
Move to Owens Farm
1:30-5:00 Demonstration and practice in the Owens lambing barns.
Divide into small groups led by our guest shepherds, for practice & questions
5:00 Adjourn