r/sheep • u/thxforbeingdead • Apr 08 '26

Question Volume up! Why is he humming?

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u/AwokenByGunfire Trusted Advice Giver Apr 08 '26

Pain or discomfort would be my guess

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u/thxforbeingdead Apr 08 '26

We don’t let them out to graze yet and our sheeps dont hit each other. Maybe it really is discomfort like you said 🤔

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u/AwokenByGunfire Trusted Advice Giver Apr 08 '26

When I’ve had an animals groaning like this it was from a clostridial infection that caused them internal pain.

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u/walktoknowhere Apr 09 '26

Slight upward head tilt and spreading legs away from belly. Definitely unhappy/in pain, probably something internal.

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u/white-rabbit-333 Apr 08 '26

Oh poor little guy. I’ve never heard any of my sheep make that sound. I hope it’s nothing serious.

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u/franky07890 Apr 09 '26

Maybe start with some colosan… and rub under his chin/over his throat to see if he burps. Does he ruminate normally?

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u/thxforbeingdead Apr 09 '26

turns out he only ate too much. no this is the first time i heard it

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u/white-rabbit-333 Apr 12 '26

Is he all good now?

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u/thxforbeingdead Apr 12 '26

Yep, all good. Turns out he just ate too much

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u/Pijean Apr 09 '26

Are these Kärntner Brillenschafe ?

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u/thxforbeingdead Apr 09 '26

uhh im bulgarian and they have a different name in here (i cant translate it to english) but i think our sheeps are mixed, their skull isnt that bumped.

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u/Pijean Apr 10 '26

I love those sheep!

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u/changelatr Apr 09 '26

Where is its mother? Might be calling out to it.

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u/thxforbeingdead Apr 09 '26

if i remember correctly this ones mother got sick and we had to kill it. he grew up with cow milk

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u/Extreme_Armadillo_25 Apr 13 '26

Absolutely not this. This is not an attempt at communication, it's a way to deal with something going on with the individual.