This is a first time lamber. She separated herself from the rest of the flock. And she's hidden here under the trees. The water bag broke about three hours ago. There's no sign of the lamb. The ewe has been cast onto her side so that shepherd can make a closer examination. You can see that the anus is very stretched and reddened. The shepherd is putting his finger in to make an assessment. The lamb has been there some time. You can see a swollen tongue. So in other words, it's coming headfirst. You can see the feet there. He's going to use a lambing aid, in this case, a piece of baler twine into the birth canal area, putting one over each front foot above the first joint-- The first joint, first joint. --gently using his fingers over the head of the lamb, the bottle of Lubrel there if necessary. I'm just pulling one leg shoulder through, easing it through, the pelvis-- there's it just come through-- and ease the other one through gently. Gentle, but continuous and firm pulling, working if you can with the ewe's contractions, pulls the lamb out slowly and around. The lamb is very yellowed and discolored, being stressed during the birth process. Clearing the nose. The shepherd is now clearing the nose. You can hear it coughing. It's a live lamb-- using physical manipulation now to encourage breathing, vital signs all there. You can see the head is quite swollen. Eyes are very puffed. Zoom in there. Here's another view to show you that the head is swollen in comparison to the rest of the body. This will have been because it spent some time in the birth canal. And the ewe has pushed. So there's signs of edema there. This is her first lamb. So she's not quite sure what it is. The shepherd will stay with her in case she just runs off and leaves it. She's sniffing. She's interested, making licking movements. She'll be exhausted and in some discomfort after protracted lambing. The shepherd has put the sheep, the ewe, in a pen. He's now going to pick up the lamb. You notice he's picking up by the front legs. This is the normal way of picking up a lamb, a newborn lamb. It's the safe way. If you pick them up, cuddling them around the ribs, you can do a lot of damage, internal damage. And he's taking the lamb now to the pen to join its mother. The shepherd has brought the ewe and her lamb into a nursery area, muddling up area. He's now making sure that the teats were clear of any mucus plug. And as the lamb is a bit slow, he's actually putting the teat into the lamb's mouth and squirting some of the first milk, the colostrum, in. After any labor, but particularly a protracted labor, the ewe will be very, very thirsty. And she may finish half a bucket, 3/4 of bucket of water at one go. The lamb is clearing its lungs. This is a warm, sunny spring day, which is ideal for lamb survival. All right, the ewe is just starting to now lick the lamb clean. She will generally start at the head end, clearing away all birth fluids and membranes. Now, about half an hour after birth, the lamb is making concerted efforts to stand up. As she licks her way from nose to tail, it encourages the lamb as well to work its way back underneath her in his search for a teat. The ewe and her lamb are now in an ideal situation because there are no other ewes lambing or about to lamb. So there's no opportunity for mismothering. She and her lamb can forge their bond over the next few hours. The lamb has now just stood up. It may be another hour or two before she's finished her grooming and he's been successful in finding the teats. So therefore, the first colostrum that the lamb has had shortly after birth in an assisted lambing is a very, very good idea for the lamb's survival.