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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Pedwardine on April 19, 2012, 10:55:30 am

Title: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Pedwardine on April 19, 2012, 10:55:30 am

Some pic of our GORGEOUS new babies. Enjoy!

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Fleecewife on April 19, 2012, 11:30:12 am

Lambs can be so smug  ;D ;D  I love the one sitting on its mums back - great pic.  And of course I love Gotlands - never had any purebred lambs from mine so lovely to see them.

My lot would quickly strangle themselves with collars like that, get hooked up on something, but interesting to see an alternative to eartags.

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: in the hills on April 19, 2012, 11:30:43 am

Ahhh ...... sweet.

Like the one on mums back. One of our soay twins climbs on its mum but never quick enough with the camera.

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Anke on April 19, 2012, 02:41:50 pm

Lets hope you never have to search for them in the middle of the night.... gorgeous dark colours!

Unfortunatley it looks like my Gotland gimmer (with some texel in, so not pure) has slipped her lamb(s) sometime after the Shetland tup left... she was due about 10 days ago, and no sign of an udder.... I was so looking forward to some interesting fleece.... :(

So what's the collars?

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: jaykay on April 19, 2012, 03:05:22 pm

 ;D Very good - thank you for the pics  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Brucklay on April 19, 2012, 03:33:46 pm

I could very easily be tempted by Gotlands - what lovely pics  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Crofterloon on April 19, 2012, 04:25:43 pm

Great pictures

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Pedwardine on April 19, 2012, 04:45:30 pm

Hi all, thanks for your kind comments. The neck tags are from Dalton. They just make identification so much easier. Got the idea from David Barlow of the breed society.

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: sabrina on April 19, 2012, 05:05:47 pm

Lovely  :wave:

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: funkyfish on April 19, 2012, 07:30:31 pm

Wow they are fantastic x

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Blinkers on April 19, 2012, 07:41:53 pm

Quote from: Brucklay on April 19, 2012, 03:33:46 pm

I could very easily be tempted by Gotlands - what lovely pics  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

DITTO  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 19, 2012, 07:48:56 pm

 :love: love the photo of lamby relaxing on mums back  :D

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Remy on April 19, 2012, 10:51:10 pm

Aren't they lovely (esp last pic)  :love: :love:.  I'm sharing your joy with my six little lambs now, all perfect!  :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Pedwardine on April 19, 2012, 11:03:57 pm

Fabulous, Doras as well now! Good news. ;D ;D ;D. Hope they're all being good mums. Difficult sometime for the first-timers. So far my first-time girls are doing brilliantly. Gotties are generally cracking mums.

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 20, 2012, 12:04:30 am

Wonderful pics  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:  Lovely lambs and mummies  :love: :sheep:  Thanks for posting

Title: Re: Gotland Newborns
Post by: Tilly on April 20, 2012, 09:58:06 am

......always enjoy the animal pictures and what sweet little sheep your Gotlands are ,thankyou for posting ;D :love:
Tilly  :wave: