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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: piggy on February 17, 2011, 08:28:26 pm

Title: Lambs coming
Post by: piggy on February 17, 2011, 08:28:26 pm

I bought some of my sheep in on monday as they are due from sunday and all looking very large the rest i have left out as i thought they were about 3 weeks away yet,was late feeding tonight as someone had come to collect 5 geese so out i go with the hay and bucket nearly dark and i find one of the sheep laying down next to the feed trough,she didnt move when i fed the others and i could touch her which is most unusual,all the other ewes kept coming up and sniffing her back end then it dawned on me she must be having her lamb by this point its pitch black and foggy,went back to house to get the car to drive in to the field to bring her in luckly one of my boys had come home so he came and helped me,when we got back to the field she had gone from where she was so there we are looking in the dark found her right at the top of the field carried her to the car and took her down into the stables,made her a nice comfy straw bed at the moment shes up and down with alittle pawing of the ground,so excited these are my first home born lambs.
Back out now to see if we have lambs.

Karen

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: ellisr on February 17, 2011, 08:41:38 pm

Good luck must be the day for surprise births

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: robate55 on February 17, 2011, 08:57:44 pm

It wasn't one of the Hebs was it? If so I will panic as ours are on next door field at present.
Rose

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: faith0504 on February 17, 2011, 09:01:14 pm

good luck  :hshoe: :wave:

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: piggy on February 17, 2011, 09:28:44 pm

Hi Rose

No it isnt, but they are the ones i have brought in as from your dates i make it that it could be anytime from Sunday and 3 of them are massive.

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: piggy on February 18, 2011, 04:14:38 pm

Very sad to report the ewe and lamb died. :( :( :(

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Post by: faith0504 on February 18, 2011, 05:10:42 pm

oh im so sorry  :'( :bouquet:

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Post by: ellisr on February 18, 2011, 05:27:27 pm

Oh not good. I'm so sorry :bouquet:

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Post by: Cinderhills on February 18, 2011, 05:51:41 pm

Oh no, I'm so sorry.  I really feel for you.  :'(

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: robate55 on February 18, 2011, 07:43:46 pm

Sorry you're first experience has been so traumatic
Rose

Title: Re: Lambs coming
Post by: morri2 on February 18, 2011, 07:43:57 pm

Oh no!  Really sorry to hear about your losses.  :'(- do you know what was wrong?  Are the others OK?