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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: nellie on January 28, 2008, 10:46:56 am

Title: useful information on lambing
Post by: nellie on January 28, 2008, 10:46:56 am: I found this whilst 'surfing' this morning

Thought it was quite useful !

http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/Agriculture/Lessons/Process%20of%20Lambing.htm
Title: Re: useful information on lambing
Post by: pigsatlesrues on January 28, 2008, 04:51:30 pm: That is really useful thanks Helen. This will be our first year lambing so grateful for any help offered.

Kate
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Post by: Rosey on January 28, 2008, 06:50:45 pm: My first year of lambing too, so this gives me more confidence! Thanks for this

Rosey
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Post by: Rosemary on January 28, 2008, 07:08:05 pm: I hope next year will be our first year - I shall rely on you old hands for advice!

Rosemary
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Post by: nellie on January 29, 2008, 08:36:51 am: We are impatiently awaiting the arrival of our lambs.

We had twin lambs on Saturday afternoon ( a boy & a girl)

Our Texel wondered off on her own into one of the top fields & was visibly in labour

After 20 mins of pushing only the feet were visible & she was tiring so we brought her ( reluctantly down to the small shack)

My husband delivered a decent sized ram lamb & then 15 mins later his much smaller sister

We were very thankful that this was a daytime birth as she couldnt have managed on her own

All are doing well

Now were are just waiting on the others- one looks about to pop!!
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Post by: kanisha on January 29, 2008, 05:39:20 pm: ;D well done I love lambing time a couple of months to wait until mine are ready sigh
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Post by: Rosey on January 30, 2008, 08:43:14 am: Mine aren't due until after March 20th, I can't wait! Roy the farmer was asking when we wanted to put the ram in next year but I want to see how we go with this lot first.
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Post by: old bird on February 14, 2008, 06:58:12 pm: Nice and informative but new lamber please don't dip the umbilical cord into the bottle of iodine and possibly spread infection, as the photo shows.
Pour a little into a small pot, and throw away any after use (NOT back into the bottle). Good luck with lambing :)
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Post by: Pebbles on February 14, 2008, 11:02:24 pm: Thanks for this.

My OH had a flock of sheep he 'lambed' many, many years ago but has the confidence that I am currently lacking.

We have 36 ewes, most of which seem to be pregnant and are due to lamb during the fist two weeks in April - I have organised a holiday from work.

Searching 'lambing' on YouTube gets some good results - makes it look so easy :-\

I also downloaded a great guide to lambing - it was so helpful - I will dig out the link.
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Post by: Pebbles on February 15, 2008, 01:43:20 pm: This is the link I mentioned above

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/farmed/sheep/pdf/lambsurvival.pdf (http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/farmed/sheep/pdf/lambsurvival.pdf)

and I found this one too

http://www.nadis.org.uk/Preparation%20for%20lambing/PREPAR_1.HTM (http://www.nadis.org.uk/Preparation%20for%20lambing/PREPAR_1.HTM)

Apologies Dan if I haven't inserted these properly :-[

Any words of wisdom, experience or 'must have' equipment information will be gratefully received ???

Pebbles
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Post by: woollyval on February 22, 2008, 08:04:37 pm: If anyone needs a guide to lambing we have one in word format that I can email..........so please ask!
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Post by: pigsatlesrues on October 06, 2008, 12:52:39 pm: Quote from: thewoollyshepherd on February 22, 2008, 08:04:37 pm
If anyone needs a guide to lambing we have one in word format that I can email..........so please ask!

Val

Do you still have this? Would love a copy.

Thanks

Kate :sheep:
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Post by: woollyval on October 06, 2008, 08:21:54 pm: Yes I do...........though the new improved version is not on the machine yet!!!
Also available to run lambing courses and we have our own lambing course here on the Blackdowns in Feb..........will post details as soon as we have a date. We have organised it for the past 2 years aimed specifically at smallholders rather than large farmers with loads of kit!!