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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: morri2 on December 20, 2011, 07:16:55 pm

Title: First Lamb!!
Post by: morri2 on December 20, 2011, 07:16:55 pm

Well, can you believe it - only just finished tupping and we have a LAMB!!!  :o   It must have been when the rams escaped and broke into the ewes field at the end of the summer - anyway we found it in the field we rent several miles away this morning.  It had only just been born.  So....back home for the trailer.  I can't believe that its not even Christmas yet and we have our first lamb. I've a feeling there might be another on the way having looked at the other ewes - I bet one will arrive on Christmas Day. ;)

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: jaykay on December 20, 2011, 07:54:25 pm

Goodness! Take that little guy home and keep them warm  :)

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: Rosemary on December 20, 2011, 09:16:24 pm

Congratulations! You'll be able to mock up your own nativity scene  ;D

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: morri2 on December 21, 2011, 09:04:26 am

What a good idea!! Pity the school play was last week  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: Rosemary on December 21, 2011, 01:09:22 pm

Ach, you can still wear a teatowel on your head and pretend  ;D

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: feldar on December 21, 2011, 02:24:05 pm

Congrats! hope he's a good one. we are up to about 47 :sheep: Getting used to lack of sleep now not so grumpy, we've a load due up to Christmas Day then it tails off for a bit.
Pollytunnel has been a Godsend i know we would have had dead lambs if not for this. Keep your eyes peeled i'm sure your ram lambs would have tupped a few more!!!

Title: Re: First Lamb!!
Post by: morri2 on December 24, 2011, 09:14:41 am

47!!!! I take it this was planned!   :D

I think you were right Feldar, we have another looking likely to pop - for a little ewe she's huge!  Going to bring home today just in case she decides to lamb on Christmas Day.

Merry Christmas everyone! :wave: