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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: hexhammeasure on December 26, 2008, 11:02:47 pm

Title: First batch lambed
Post by: hexhammeasure on December 26, 2008, 11:02:47 pm

Thats the first batch of lambs delivered. Lots of singles this time and strangely big singles and small twins. out of 20 ewes only 6 twins. very poor for us

Title: Re: First batch lambed
Post by: danndans on December 27, 2008, 05:36:42 am

when do you start your next lot?

Title: Re: First batch lambed
Post by: kanisha on December 27, 2008, 04:50:48 pm

congrats on your lambs and sorry it wasn't such a good lambing it all sounds so very early :o :o I am still thinking of them as little tiny foetus's  watched one ewe lamb get mounted on friday so still another five months to go.   can you come to any conclusions as to why not such a good lambing?

Title: Re: First batch lambed
Post by: hexhammeasure on December 27, 2008, 05:35:03 pm

Our next lot starts in two weeks-ish.

I think it may be down to too much grass and they were a little too fit for tupping time.  I was worried when we had so much grass around. normally the grass had burned off by mid july being on a hill top.