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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on June 23, 2012, 04:25:13 pm

Title: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: plumseverywhere on June 23, 2012, 04:25:13 pm

I think I've mentioned Tallulah on here before, she's a WiltshireXtexel and came from a fellow TAS member as a bottle lamb after her own mum tried to kill her (!)


She's a year old now and we introduced some Suffolk/texel cross ram lambs (also cades) into the field after weaning. Tallulah has been amazing with them. If they go out of her sight for too long she bleats until they run back to her, she stamps her foot if they don't listen and she's never too far from them.
I know its unusual for a mismothered ewe to take on traits like this, I'm not sure I'm brave enough to breed from her but ...sweet isn't it?





(http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/itsbaaathtime/characters1tallulah.jpg)

Title: Re: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: Bionic on June 23, 2012, 04:42:29 pm

Awww, very sweet.  I know I would be tempted to breed from her
 
Sally

Title: Re: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: Ladygrey on June 23, 2012, 04:47:11 pm

What a lovely ewe :)  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: goosepimple on June 23, 2012, 05:39:07 pm

How can you resist!

Title: Re: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: jaykay on June 23, 2012, 06:50:42 pm

If she's mothering that well, I would take a chance  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Burrwoodfm on June 23, 2012, 07:02:35 pm

Oh lovely!! sooo sweet! :)

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Post by: Mammyshaz on June 23, 2012, 07:08:31 pm

She sounds such a darling  :love: if she is this good imagine a daughter from her  :thumbsup:
Love the little lads too!

Title: Re: Surrogate ewe!
Post by: moprabbit on June 23, 2012, 10:19:33 pm

She's so sweet with her 'boys'!