Our oldest ewes came with the farm, the oldest one we think is toothless wonder. She raising a lovely lamb this summer, she first came to my attention five years ago when she sadly got struck and so we got to know her as we treated her, as she stayed down. We d not looked at her teeth, or lack of still being very very novicey in fact the farmer who we bought of slipped in about 10 wethers and we didn't know that til our first shearing haha, so yes bar dosing we thought we had all ewes doh! Anyway when we had her down and checked her she had no teeth then, and like I said that was five years ago, so she must be at least 12 or more. she knows more about this place than we do.
I tend to let her go free range once she s up n running with her lamb, so she just goes where she wants and can forage away, n then come back down if she wants for tea. I've just asked Barry if she can stay, empty and as a nanny for this years ewe lambs. As long as she doesn't teach them too many bad habits
She will be the only original one then, as we are selling all the other ladies, they looking good, will be proud to stand with them at the mart. Some of our first lambs are going too. Got 45 shearlings to choose from now, it would be madness to keep them all, I would go mad I think, it comes a point when you have to say, they have to go, granted we ll have at least hirty first timers Though, .....