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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: SteveHants on April 21, 2013, 09:49:56 am

Title: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: SteveHants on April 21, 2013, 09:49:56 am

I have


2 x Wilts horn


2x wilts horn x lleyn woolshedding type


and 1 x woolshedder (texel mule x easycare) x suftex


orphans for sale.


All now taking the bottle - priced at £20 each apart from one of the woolshedders who was one of quads and is quite small, but still very lively, £15



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Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: ScotsGirl on April 21, 2013, 08:40:29 pm

Ooh tempted with wilts! Will have to have a think about it.

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: Possum on April 21, 2013, 09:28:25 pm

I'm tempted too. For how much longer will they need a heat lamp and what sort of milk are you giving them?

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: steve_in_devon on April 22, 2013, 08:16:52 am

Would love to take a few. How much longer would they need to be bottle feed?

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: SteveHants on April 22, 2013, 09:47:28 am

Sorry - are now sold.


If I have any more (and I'm sure I will) I'll just update this thread.


Edited to add - If I think they need colostrum, they will have been topped up with volostrum and are then on ovilac.

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: SteveHants on April 27, 2013, 10:30:33 am

OK - 2 more now taking the bottle well are Wilts Horn based woolshedders 1 ram, 1 ewe, both of quads.


Will end up like a wilts horn, but more prolific, a bit smaller and (possibly) without horns.


Also brought in one suftex x woolshedder this am - should be available soon.


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£20 as per.

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: Possum on April 27, 2013, 10:57:52 am

Hi Steve


Are you likely to be having any more orphans? I will be ready to buy 3 in about three weeks time.

Title: Re: Orphan Lambs For Sale: Nr Salisbury
Post by: SteveHants on April 27, 2013, 09:24:03 pm

Hopefully, I will have finished lambing by then, I might get the odd one of a ewe gets mastitis...