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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on March 02, 2012, 03:08:29 pm

Title: Lovely anniversary present! (with pictures now)
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 02, 2012, 03:08:29 pm

Our local sheep farmer just texted to say that he has a few orphans for me as promised. Today is our 10th wedding anniversary and I cancelled our weekend away as we knew there would be lambs coming 'soon' so this makes everything feel worth it now!
Will settle the lambs in, lock them up in their cosy shed, have a meal out, come back and give them their night feed and cuddles! 

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: kanisha on March 02, 2012, 03:16:52 pm

Love is.......... cade lambs congratulations on both the lambs and ten years :love: :sheep: :sheep:

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: FiB on March 02, 2012, 03:56:39 pm

sounds perfect!  HAve a lovely eve.

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: bloomer on March 02, 2012, 04:13:25 pm

and obviously tomorrow get pictures of them and post them on here for us all to see

 :love: :love: :love: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :love: :love: :love:

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 02, 2012, 05:38:33 pm

3 little boys. all not long castrated and had their tails done so feeling a bit hacked off with life I think. they are currently snuggled in a nice clean, straw filled shed with a warm heat lamp! one of them had some milk, other 2 not keen so will try later.
thanks for lovely messages  ;D  photo's tomorrow when the boys look less pained!

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: Brucklay on March 02, 2012, 06:56:16 pm

Pet lambs are such fun - I think I'm having a year off from them this year but I will probably regret it - demanding but just so special - looking forward to the pic's once they've uncrossed their legs poor wee soles

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Post by: SallyintNorth on March 02, 2012, 10:41:40 pm

Congratulations plums  :thumbsup: on the new arrivals and on the milestone anniversary too

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 03, 2012, 08:01:02 am

(http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/itsbaaathtime/heatlamp3.jpg)
last night under the heatlamp

(http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/itsbaaathtime/lewislamb.jpg)

little 'lewis'

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present!
Post by: Remy on March 03, 2012, 08:33:40 am

Awwww  :love: what are they? (apart from lambs  ;D).

Soon you will have them climbing all over you for milk, Happy 10th!!  :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present! (with pictures now)
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 03, 2012, 08:39:14 am

I did ask the farmer Remy but my ditzy brain has lost all useful information recently lol. I am sure he said suffolk was in there somewhere (I know they are Xbreeds)
He said there's some 'white ones' from next week if I want more but I have decided to keep my little flock very small as with all my other commitments I cannot start lambing, caring for poorlies and so on until at least my children are older. At least with just 5 sheep I'm hoping I can manage?  much as I'd love to go back for those white girls.....

Title: Re: Lovely anniversary present! (with pictures now)
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 03, 2012, 12:16:39 pm

What a lovely anniversary present, congratulations
They are so cute  :love: lovely pics.