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Title: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Rich/Jan on January 27, 2012, 03:00:34 pm
Hi - first lamb born this morning - Hampshire - week early.  Cold weather forecast here in France for middle of next week - all sheep in Barn so we should be OK. :-\
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on January 27, 2012, 03:02:29 pm
How wonderful and nice to know they are tucked up - we are in NE Scotland and some neighbours first lambs have been born and I feel so sorry for them out in the cold!  :sheep:
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Sandy on January 27, 2012, 03:10:17 pm
That sounds like the start of summer, at least being in a barn it will not get exposed to those horrid winds...how nice!
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Miss Piggy on January 27, 2012, 10:48:52 pm
Congratulations :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 27, 2012, 11:13:27 pm
Congratulations.   :D
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Rich/Jan on February 10, 2012, 09:43:14 pm
Had half a dozen more now and another ewe has just started lambing - could be a late night.  Temperature here in France -15degrees .B- --------Y cold.  I doubt if newborn lambs could survive in this - snow still laying at about 4-5 inches and weather forecast to stay cold for another week and more with a prediction of more snow on Monday..We have about another 73(ish) ewes to go.
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Rosemary on February 10, 2012, 10:07:54 pm
Congratulations! :trophy:
Title: Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
Post by: Rich/Jan on February 22, 2012, 08:45:11 am
about 40 lambs now - kept on heat lamps for first day as temperatures here still in the minuses until sun gets up a little.  Costing a fortune on heat lamps as they are between 150-250kw each - hate to think what our electric bill will be - but hey ho no point in keeping animals if you aren't prepared to look after them.