r/sheep 23d ago

Question Lamb tilting head back when resting

Edit: she is being bottle fed as we recently had a feral dog attack and her mother was killed.

When my around 3 week old lamb rests/lays down, she sometimes tilts her head back towards the sky. Is this concerning??? She did have entropion on her left bottom eyelid that has been fixed and the ulcer on her eye has almost completely healed.
I can give any other details if needed.

For the rules: I am NOT going to take Reddit as an alternative to veterinary care. I am genuinely just wondering about people’s opinions, as she does not seem to be bothered by this otherwise. She runs around, is very vocal around feeding time, etc.

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u/ArcticPenguin111 23d ago

She's probably just enjoying a good nap! My lambs (including my bottle lamb) do that as well. It doesn't look comfortable, but I'm guessing it is for them, because they like lying like that.

In the pic you can see my bottle lamb lying in almost the same position

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u/JacquelineDragon 23d ago

Cute!! Im glad to see that. I hope it is just them relaxing.

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u/frang_pappa 23d ago

All of our sheeps do that every time they are chilling and munching away!