Sniffy Knees and all that

Only one left now, as I think the last one is not in lamb. We have a couple of problem sheep left in the sheds. The first one is nicknamed 'sniffy knees' as she took very badly with lambing (a first timer) and really did not want to be suckled. She would let them suckle if we stood over her, but constantly seemed to draw comfort from sniffing her knees. The lambs were strong and worked as a pair and soon bossed her, but when we had a trial run in a bigger shed, they couldn't get her pinned down to suckle, so back in the small shed she went. We'll let her out in a couple of weeks when they are needing less milk so it won't matter so much if she runs off! She does however seem to be getting fonder of them so who knows?
Also back in is Pixie, as one of her twins is lame. He has been treated by the vet but it's just a case of time for whatever he has hurt to heal. Daisy is also a first timer and the lambs have been overpowering for her and have ravaged her teats - their teeth are very sharp! Hopefully the antibiotics she has had will prevent mastitis occurring, and the teats are being covered in udder cream three times a day and are healing slowly. The lambs are penned to one side of her and only allowed to suckle for very short spells under supervision. They are very stubborn, though, and will not take extra bottle milk so may end up being weaned at 5 weeks old, next week. This would allow Daisy to recover fully and hopefully be okay for next year.