Basics of Lambing, and Training for Difficult Lambing Situations

$40.00

Instructor: Kelly Froehlich

Class Time: 9 to 11am

Learn about lambing time basics such as equipment, precautions and what you should expect during lambing and what to do when your ewe is having a difficult time lambing. This will be a hands on class and there will be a ewe dystocia (difficult lambing) simulator in which you can practice pulling lambs that are mispresenting or tangled inside of the ewe.

Class Details

Minimum Age: 15 years or over

Skills Required: none

Materials Fee, paid to instructor: $5

Instructor will bring (for use in class):

  • Handouts

  • Ewe dystocia simulator

  • Lambing equipment

Instructor: Kelly Froehlich

Class Time: 9 to 11am

Learn about lambing time basics such as equipment, precautions and what you should expect during lambing and what to do when your ewe is having a difficult time lambing. This will be a hands on class and there will be a ewe dystocia (difficult lambing) simulator in which you can practice pulling lambs that are mispresenting or tangled inside of the ewe.

Class Details

Minimum Age: 15 years or over

Skills Required: none

Materials Fee, paid to instructor: $5

Instructor will bring (for use in class):

  • Handouts

  • Ewe dystocia simulator

  • Lambing equipment

Kelly Froehlich, Minnesota Fiber Festival Instructor

about Kelly Froehlich

Hello! I’m Kelly Froehlich, I grew up in Grasston, Minnesota originally on a hydroponic lettuce and tomato farm. When I was around 13, I corrupted my parents to let me have a few sheep and now have a flock of 200 Lincoln Longwool ewes.

Since finding my passion in the sheep and wool world I have dedicated a lot of time to learning and hold two B.S. degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Education from UMN, a M.S. in Dairy Science from SDSU, and a PhD in Animal Science from Lincoln University in New Zealand.

The last couple of years I worked at SDSU as a Sheep and Goat Extension Specialist and have recently resigned. Now days I’m focusing my time on my own flock of sheep and helping to develop a beginning sheep producer curriculum with the American Sheep Industry Association.

I’m excited to be able to share my knowledge and am looking forward to putting on a class at the MN Fiber Festival!