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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: wayfarer on February 10, 2014, 05:37:23 pm

Title: Ewe with twins
Post by: wayfarer on February 10, 2014, 05:37:23 pm

I usually raise a few lambs for meat each year and this year I have been offered a ewe with twins at foot.  Would the ewe be happy just with her lambs or would I need to get another ewe to keep her company?

Title: Re: Ewe with twins
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 10, 2014, 06:35:41 pm

What would you plans be once the lambs go in the freezer?  If you'd keep her and a ewe lamb on as breeders and/or pets, that would probably be okay.  But yes, like any mum, ewes do like a bit of adult company, if poss!