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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Padge on June 16, 2011, 12:56:23 pm

Title: Thaive
Post by: Padge on June 16, 2011, 12:56:23 pm

What is a 'thaive'   in sheep terms please ???

Title: Re: Thaive
Post by: shep53 on June 16, 2011, 07:25:54 pm

A THEAVE is sheep between 1 and 2yrs old i think, it is a term used in southern england ,called a gimmer/two tooth /shearling further north

Title: Re: Thaive
Post by: Padge on June 16, 2011, 07:40:05 pm

I write it as i saw it written ;)

I guessed it to be a regional term  here it would indeed be a gimmer :sheep:

Many thanks :wave:

Title: Re: Thaive
Post by: suziequeue on June 16, 2011, 08:08:55 pm

It's a girl lamb