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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Greenmoor on July 02, 2013, 11:24:46 pm

Title: Taken by surprise!
Post by: Greenmoor on July 02, 2013, 11:24:46 pm

Well, our last sheep lambed on 30th April and we had all of the sheep clipped at the weekend just past.  Imagine my surprise when I looked out of the window yesterday, to spot something small and black on the hill at the back of the house - an unexpected lamb!  Our only Oxford Down ewe not to have lambed had produced this lovely tup lamb.

(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l51/gemmah115/2F7E0BC5-AF2D-4C8B-BB18-70B6CEADA095-166-00000005BFFBC3CE_zps3f725a7a.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/gemmah115/media/2F7E0BC5-AF2D-4C8B-BB18-70B6CEADA095-166-00000005BFFBC3CE_zps3f725a7a.jpg.html)

As if that wasn't enough of a shock, I was doing my last check of the evening at dusk, when I spotted another new arrival.  Making my way over to her in the field, I was shocked to find a great huge donkey of a lamb!  She's easily the biggest lamb this year by a long way, goodness only knows where mum was hiding her  :thinking: !!

Anyway, here she is

(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l51/gemmah115/3851A9CD-BC66-489B-BA5D-74B6E6BE4F9C-166-00000005D3230C93_zps6a3edd63.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/gemmah115/media/3851A9CD-BC66-489B-BA5D-74B6E6BE4F9C-166-00000005D3230C93_zps6a3edd63.jpg.html)

(Clicking on the picture below should take you to a short video)

(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l51/gemmah115/th_5A6D252B-0701-4428-B394-261FDD499BE6-166-00000004FC0227C5_zpsd73f1a38.jpg) (http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l51/gemmah115/5A6D252B-0701-4428-B394-261FDD499BE6-166-00000004FC0227C5_zpsd73f1a38.mp4)

Gemma x

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: Pedwardine on July 02, 2013, 11:56:04 pm

Congratulations. Oh I miss lambing. Best and most knackering time of the year  :tired:

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: jaykay on July 03, 2013, 07:16:41 am

They were nice surprises  ;D

Yes, I miss lambing, though not the worry and the lack of sleep  ;) But missing lambing is maybe why my kitchen is currently full of chicks........ :D

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: Mammyshaz on July 03, 2013, 07:16:48 am

That sounds by far the less stressful way to lamb. Both beauties  :love: congratulations

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 03, 2013, 09:01:04 am

 :o  And the shearer didn't spot the two pregnant ewes when clipping them?   :o

Anyway, lovely surprises, lovely lambs  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: Bionic on July 03, 2013, 09:01:48 am

Lovely surprises and yes the last one is a big lamb. Well done to the mums  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Taken by surprise!
Post by: Rosemary on July 03, 2013, 09:05:53 am

Congratulations  :thumbsup: