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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Castle Farm on April 02, 2014, 09:06:53 am

Title: Slow start.
Post by: Castle Farm on April 02, 2014, 09:06:53 am
Started lambing Sunday with a set of Trips. Had a single yesterday and nothing since.


Going to have to train one of my collies to come up to the house and bark if he sees a ewe that looks like she's started. :innocent:
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: ZaktheLad on April 02, 2014, 09:13:39 am
Just arrange a few days out, some important meetings etc, etc and then wtach those lambs arrive  ;)
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: Rosemary on April 02, 2014, 10:43:26 am
Just arrange a few days out, some important meetings etc, etc and then wtach those lambs arrive  ;)

Mine are on strike. I might try this - I'll don my evening frock, go and see them then hide and watch them pop  ;D
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: Anke on April 02, 2014, 11:12:00 am
Just arrange a few days out, some important meetings etc, etc and then wtach those lambs arrive  ;)

Mine are on strike. I might try this - I'll don my evening frock, go and see them then hide and watch them pop  ;D

Wow, you've got an evening frock? Is it a sparkly pairs of overall?. ;D

I have just done the most interesting acrobatics without getting my knees wet on the ground (but my neighbours are used to it) to see if any of mine are developing an udder... not due until April 18th, but definitely something happening in the milk bar department...
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: Victorian Farmer on April 02, 2014, 08:22:56 pm
Well the wether is getting better so things should get going.
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: SteveHants on April 02, 2014, 09:22:48 pm
My first batch are due from Friday - they are nearly all bagged up but nobody has lambed....
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: Rosemary on April 02, 2014, 09:29:22 pm
Put the frock on, and Smudge lambed. Result  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Slow start.
Post by: ZaktheLad on April 03, 2014, 07:35:30 am
Great news Rosemary - was that your triplet?