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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: tizaala on April 11, 2012, 01:31:34 pm

Title: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: tizaala on April 11, 2012, 01:31:34 pm

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Delight-ewe-gives-birth-surprise-live-lambs/story-15781263-detail/story.html (http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Delight-ewe-gives-birth-surprise-live-lambs/story-15781263-detail/story.html)

WOW

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: MrsJ on April 11, 2012, 01:52:57 pm

She must have been huge!

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: SteveHants on April 11, 2012, 01:58:34 pm

I have one scanned with quins....watch this space.... ;D

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: Brijjy on April 11, 2012, 02:01:16 pm

Quote from: SteveHants on April 11, 2012, 01:58:34 pm

I have one scanned with quins....watch this space.... ;D

When's she due?

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: SteveHants on April 11, 2012, 02:11:15 pm

That block were due from the 4th onwards - first ewe didnt lamb till the 7th. I imagine it'll be any day soon.

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: Brijjy on April 11, 2012, 02:27:06 pm

I'm very interested to see how it all turns out. Fingers crossed :)

Title: Re: Six lambs born to 1 ewe.
Post by: SteveHants on April 13, 2012, 06:10:36 pm

She lambed 5 ewe lambes, one stillborn, sadly so my record for live births still stands at 4.

I orphaned one off as the ewe I had in mind to foster on to just wasn't playing ball.