Signs Three days before the ewe gives birth, when the ewe is close to giving birth, her breasts are large, her nipples are erect, her tail roots are sunken to both sides, her abdomen is drooping, her nests are sunken, her labia are swollen and red, and there is mucus flowing out, so she is slow to move, urinating frequently, sometimes looking back at her abdomen, often standing alone in the corner or prone, her limbs are straight, she doesn't like eating grass, she is uneasy to stand, and her forelimbs scratch the ground.