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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Freddiesfarm on February 20, 2011, 07:15:07 pm

Title: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: Freddiesfarm on February 20, 2011, 07:15:07 pm

Yesterday was the lambing course here and no one lambed, not a sausage!  Lots of pretending but no one did anything! 

Well today was a different story!  So far 5 pairs of twins, 1 triplet and 1 single and having just come in for some dinner, various others are making as though we will have a very busy night!

Oh well - better out than in!

Plus anyone in somerset/Devon looking for bottle lambs?  One of the ewes has no milk! And the single is a southdown and no good for adopting either the twins or the triplet!

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: faith0504 on February 20, 2011, 07:18:41 pm

good luck wish i was nearer would help out with bottle feeding  :wave: let us know how you get on  :wave:

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: little blue on February 20, 2011, 07:21:59 pm

thats a good score so far .... again, I'd bottle feed your cades but they're abit far away!
best wishes for the rest  :)

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: TheCaptain on February 21, 2011, 09:43:35 am

We'd take on some for bottle feeding but you may be just out of reach... we're dorset/somerset boarders, where are you exactly?

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: Sandy on February 21, 2011, 09:59:12 am

Sounds like you are and are going to be very busy, god luck with the bottle lambs!!

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: ellisr on February 21, 2011, 10:44:51 am

oh dear my ewe has just got her milk in a bit to late for her lambs now, so I have 2 I am bottle feeding.

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: faith0504 on February 21, 2011, 11:55:56 am

how are the lambs doing? have they got names yet?? :wave:

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: ellisr on February 21, 2011, 12:01:02 pm

My 2 where named by 'plumseverywhere's' little girl. They are Nathan and Nancy and are doing really good but are still only the size of my slipper

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: MrsJ on February 23, 2011, 09:09:25 pm

Are you doing any more lambing courses Freddie?  I enjoyed mine so much last year and found it so useful, I'm trying to encourage others in my group to attend.

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: Freddiesfarm on February 24, 2011, 03:29:36 pm

Ruth has got a mini course this weekend.  And she also has some others in March or April.  They are advertised on www.smallholdingcourses.co.uk (http://www.smallholdingcourses.co.uk)

I think it will be a busy weekend.  We have had 7 sets of twins today already and a single!  Plus I now have a lovely gift from the OH of his cold - he's always good with his presents!

Title: Re: Be careful what you wish for!
Post by: andywalt on February 24, 2011, 07:31:19 pm

 ;D ;D olot of colds about sniff sniff