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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: kelly58 on April 26, 2014, 02:11:56 pm

Title: Bad weather
Post by: kelly58 on April 26, 2014, 02:11:56 pm

Could someone give me a reality check ? One of my Boreray had twins 2 days ago.
They are lively, feeding but are tiny. I want  to put them with the other mums and babies but the weather has turned bad.
Wind and rain.  They have bushes to shelter under, which is what the others are doing now, coming out between showers :raining: Will they be ok or am l just being a wuss ?  ???

Title: Re: Bad weather
Post by: kanisha on April 26, 2014, 02:18:40 pm

The dams will have nice warm snuggly fleeces for the lambs to get into. Mine are as a breed smaller even than Boreray!
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd278/SperedBreizh/SSmoutondouessanttrio_zpsecee4d0f.jpg)
 

Title: Re: Bad weather
Post by: kelly58 on April 26, 2014, 02:31:11 pm

Ah Kanisha they are beautiful, look like Soay. Will put them out when hubby gets back home. Thanks

Title: Re: Bad weather
Post by: shygirl on April 26, 2014, 10:04:25 pm

what breed are they kanisha?

Title: Re: Bad weather
Post by: kanisha on April 27, 2014, 08:32:59 am

They are Ouessant sheep, shygirl. a primitive breed from France. Naturally very small but also hardy and adapted to living out.

Title: Re: Bad weather
Post by: kelly58 on April 27, 2014, 08:37:51 am

Mammy and twinnies out on grass with others in the ' nursery'  :excited:
One more left to lamb. :sheep: :sheep: Can watch them from living room window, no housework getting done  :roflanim: