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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: TheCaptain on January 25, 2011, 09:32:08 pm

Title: Lambing time
Post by: TheCaptain on January 25, 2011, 09:32:08 pm

Just thought I'd share some pictures of one of the newest arrivals on the farm.  Mum lambed early sunday morning and there he was.  bit of a more traumatic experience this morning with only the head presenting - Mum did well, and after nearly an hour of getting the head back and getting the legs into the right presentation she produced a whopping great big ewe lamb; very pleased!  more pics to follow...

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Post by: Anke on January 25, 2011, 10:01:24 pm

What breed are they? Portlands? Gorgeous colour!

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Post by: Tilly on January 26, 2011, 08:14:13 am

 Well done The Captain
What a beauty! --- mum looks very proud ;D

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Post by: andywalt on January 26, 2011, 08:20:33 am

wow fantastic well done !!

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Post by: Rosemary on January 26, 2011, 08:56:44 am

Lovely lambs. Well done

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Post by: VSS on January 26, 2011, 09:29:13 am

I rather like Portlands -  more so than the other primitive breeds.

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Post by: faith0504 on January 26, 2011, 09:45:39 am

what a lovely colour, they are great, cant wait to see more pics  :wave:

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Post by: morri2 on January 26, 2011, 11:08:43 am

Beautiful!! Love the brown socks  ;D

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Post by: Tilly on January 28, 2011, 08:34:46 pm

----looking forward to  updates and more pictures of lambs.

The Greyface Dartmoors have started to lamb on our farm, first one had twins----
(http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae26/thomsett_bucket/P1286351.jpg)



(http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae26/thomsett_bucket/P1286348.jpg) They are doing well and are just so cute! :love:

Tilly :wave:

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Post by: faith0504 on January 28, 2011, 08:43:59 pm

they are adorable  :wave:

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Post by: TheCaptain on January 30, 2011, 09:33:59 am

6 in 6 days, all singles but two out of 6 needed a bit of assistance (well, one needed a lot of help).  Great big lambs - I dont think Portlands are quite used to the quality grass we've got!  All doing well, 5 out in the field yesterday (last one only lambed at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon).  3 boys, 3 girls, dad very proud!

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Post by: OhLaLa on January 30, 2011, 12:30:24 pm

Thanks for pics, Interesting to see everyones setups - but isn't the lamp a bit too low?

I know very little, am not being rude  :-\

Title: Re: Lambing time
Post by: TheCaptain on January 30, 2011, 12:35:57 pm

fair one, seen as the poly tunnel has just burnt down.

Only joking - I think it's a trick of the picture - Portlands are pretty short as it is and the lamp is low wattage.

Title: Re: Lambing time
Post by: Tilly on January 30, 2011, 06:08:03 pm

---- your sheep look very comfortable and happy in their poly tunnel
Thanks for the update and photo`s -- congratulations , lovely lambies!

Tilly :wave:

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Post by: andywalt on January 30, 2011, 10:56:03 pm

yes great to see, great lambs and great polytunnel !!!

Title: Re: Lambing time
Post by: TheCaptain on March 27, 2011, 12:38:16 pm

For those interested, a quick piccy of my Portland lambs (well, two of them) at two months - fat little b*ggers!  And another of them escaping into the garden with the four Oprhans