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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: trish.farm on April 15, 2014, 11:28:24 pm

Title: Hmmm, in lamb or not in lamb?
Post by: trish.farm on April 15, 2014, 11:28:24 pm

Started my lambing mid Feb, all 10 ewes lambed within 10 days. 18 lambs.  Fabulous. 

Got a barren ewe, hmmm, she ran with the ewes and ram in sept and oct, then spent the winter with the ram and his mate as i didnt want to overfeed her with the in lamb ewes.  She hasnt had any lambs for 3 years even though we have tried.  Was giving her a scratch today, shes a coradale and very wooley so tricky to tell condition so i gave her a good feel all over to check she wasnt getting too fat.  Hmm, quite lean over her back with a very round tummy!  Checked out her udder, hmm, not huge but definitlely semi bagged!  Either i am going bonkers or she is in lamb!!!  And when she is due is anyones guess!!!  ???

Title: Re: Hmmm, in lamb or not in lamb?
Post by: Azzdodd on April 16, 2014, 08:57:50 am

Exactly same happened to me last year 4 year old ran with ram when she was a ewe lamb shearling and 3 year old never a thing.....i was harrowing the field she went into labour and had triplets!!