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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Remy on June 16, 2012, 06:10:59 pm

Title: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Remy on June 16, 2012, 06:10:59 pm: Is anyone looking for a pet grass cutter? I have a bottle-fed wether lamb (no longer on the bottle) who is soooooo friendly but he was one destined for market :( . I am keeping some ewes but he is superfluous to requirements. However, I don't think I am going to be able to take him :-\ .

This little boy was suffering from hypothermia as he was born during the cold snap we had; and I had to take him in to warm him up and bottle feed. His mum didn't want to know when I tried to re-introduce them.

I haven't many ram lambs and am running at a huge loss this year, due to having bought various sheep handling equipment, losing three pedigree sheep and three lambs - so I'd have to ask for market price for him. He's a Ryeland x Charollais.

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/greydales/Sheep/IMG_0465.jpg)
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Sylvia on June 16, 2012, 07:16:45 pm: You don't say whereabouts you are. I have a friend looking for a couple of pet sheep. (Devon)
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Pedwardine on June 16, 2012, 10:58:46 pm: He's gorgeous. Really hope you find a good home for him. :fc: It's so hard when you get attached isn't it!
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Mammyshaz on June 17, 2012, 12:01:57 am: Wis I had Premises for him, he is cute :love: hope you find a home soon :love:
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Remy on June 17, 2012, 07:53:28 am: Quote from: Sylvia on June 16, 2012, 07:16:45 pm
You don't say whereabouts you are. I have a friend looking for a couple of pet sheep. (Devon)

Bit far from you sadly, north Shropshire!
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: suziequeue on June 17, 2012, 08:18:42 am: I'm going to have a chat with OH about this today when he wakes up
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: omnipeasant on June 17, 2012, 09:58:39 am: What is market price for a pet lamb of this age and type? You could only find out by taking him to market and this is what you are trying to avoid. Better to set a price you are happy with. He is lovely.
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: luckylady on June 23, 2012, 09:11:14 pm: He's a little stunner. Did you find a home for him? :sheep:
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Remy on June 23, 2012, 09:21:20 pm: As yet, no :-\
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: suziequeue on June 24, 2012, 08:21:38 am: He's an absolutely gorgeous little thing. :love: :love: :love: We would love to have him but I couldn't pay the market price for him.
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Remy on June 24, 2012, 07:50:26 pm: I'm looking for £50 for this lamb. I have been told cades fetch around £40 (in this area anyway) so if I kept this lamb till he was ready for market his value (going by my past lambs) would be at least £60-65.
Title: Re: Very friendly lamb
Post by: Maureen on July 01, 2012, 05:44:27 pm: I would love to buy your little wether. I live in Warwickshire. I have 10 pet sheep kept on 3 acres with a field shelter. Yesterday I was devastated to discover my dear little 3 month old lamb dead. He was a tiny Southdown cade lamb I had reared from 2 days old with a companion cade lamb, and she is missing him very much.