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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: clydesdaleclopper on April 12, 2011, 06:50:35 pm

Title: First lambs
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on April 12, 2011, 06:50:35 pm

Our first lambs arrived yesterday  ;D twin girls

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa221/Clydesdaleclopper/lambs.jpg)

Title: Re: First lambs
Post by: andywalt on April 12, 2011, 08:04:30 pm

congrats, wel done they look nice and strong, are they shetlands?

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Post by: suziequeue on April 12, 2011, 08:10:05 pm

Awwwwwww - and nosing around already. Isn't it magical :-)))

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Post by: HamishMcMurray on April 12, 2011, 08:10:30 pm

Congrats. They look just like my week old twin Shetlands with their white dots on thier heads. Mine are boys.

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Post by: Rosemary on April 12, 2011, 08:34:49 pm

Very cute  :)

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Post by: clydesdaleclopper on April 12, 2011, 08:37:19 pm

they are Heinz 57's  ;D mum is Gotland x Shetland and the tup was a black welsh mountain

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Post by: Anke on April 12, 2011, 09:11:43 pm

Gotland X Shetland = must be a fantastic fleece!!! I would love some Gotlands, but it seems they need winter shearing and housing, so not an option.... might get one or two at some point though...