GALESBURG, Mich. — A Galesburg sheep gave birth to quintuplets on Tuesday. Bill Cagney, a member of the Michigan Young Farmer Program, says this is a big deal.
Galesburg sheep gives birth to quintuplets
Typically, sheep give birth to only two lambs. Any more than that can put the mother and babies at risk; however, Cagney's sheep pulled through, delivered two males and three females.
He says the farmers will have to supplement the babies with a bottle and give one or two of the babies to another sheep because their mother will not be able to support all five of them on her own.
Galesburg sheep gives birth to quintuplets
