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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Slimjim on April 09, 2014, 08:40:28 am

Title: What a big boy!
Post by: Slimjim on April 09, 2014, 08:40:28 am

After just a little help yesterday one of my two badgers produced the biggest lamb I've ever seen ( and I've seen ooh, must be almost 20 now!). I half expected him to come out already ear tagged. From a Jacob tup (he's more water buffalo than sheep) she did the same last year, but this one was even larger. The ewe is about the same size as her Jacob mates but their lambs are tiny. Finally in this puzzle, my comparatively huge Lleyn  mum has had the smallest twins of all! 
I guess that's  some of the reason we do this!

Title: Re: What a big boy!
Post by: Foobar on April 09, 2014, 10:30:12 am

Best get him on the scales then! :)

Title: Re: What a big boy!
Post by: ZaktheLad on April 09, 2014, 11:31:01 am

What about this one then born just recently...
http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/06/hes-baa-baa-gantuan-lambzilla-of-newborns-is-biggest-in-the-world-4690741/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/06/hes-baa-baa-gantuan-lambzilla-of-newborns-is-biggest-in-the-world-4690741/)