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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Emmett on March 12, 2015, 09:09:57 pm

Title: Very Successful Lambing!
Post by: Emmett on March 12, 2015, 09:09:57 pm
Sorry that i forgot to update you all sooner but i have been very busy with exams. Out of 6 ewes we got 11 lambs! 5 doubles and a single. But bad news as the single lambs mother died after lambing so she is now feeding from the bottle but they are all doing well! Approx 3-4 weeks old, will post pictures soon! Thanks everyone for your help and tips! :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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Post by: trish.farm on March 12, 2015, 09:47:17 pm
well done  :excited:
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Post by: ZaktheLad on March 12, 2015, 09:48:42 pm
Congratulations  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bramblecot on March 12, 2015, 11:04:05 pm
Pleased for you Emmett :thumbsup:   Good luck in your exams too.
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Post by: Rosemary on March 13, 2015, 08:22:31 am
Well done  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 10:27:20 am
Thanks everyone! And thanks again Bramblecot I'll need all the luck I can get lol! Few pics of lambs here! ;D
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Post by: ZaktheLad on March 13, 2015, 10:48:21 am
Beautiful.   :love:
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Post by: mowhaugh on March 13, 2015, 12:41:24 pm
Super, well done.
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Post by: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 03:32:16 pm
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Post by: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 03:33:02 pm
The bottle fed lamb!:)
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Post by: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 03:38:30 pm
Forgot to mention out of 11 lambs we got 10 ewes!
Title: Re: Very Successful Lambing!
Post by: Foobar on March 13, 2015, 03:39:35 pm
Quote from: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 03:38:30 pm
Forgot to mention out of 11 lambs we got 10 ewes!
Congrats!! Lucky ewe! :)
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Post by: Womble on March 13, 2015, 04:50:51 pm
And you've got grass!!  (very jealous  ;D )
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Post by: trish.farm on March 13, 2015, 05:43:05 pm
Quote from: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 03:38:30 pm
Forgot to mention out of 11 lambs we got 10 ewes!

So jealous!!!  17 lambs and 14 of them rams!!!  The one year I wanted to keep some decent ewe lambs, 2 of the 3 ewe lambs arnt from a ewe I want to keep as replacements!!
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Post by: Bramblecot on March 13, 2015, 06:40:06 pm
And the year that I will be sending on nearly all my lambs...so far 5 out of 6 are ewe lambs.  Means I have to make the horrible choices again. :-\
Grass and  :sunshine: how did you manage that Emmett?  Grey skies and rain here in Dorset.
Title: Re: Very Successful Lambing!
Post by: Womble on March 13, 2015, 06:50:20 pm
^ Do you two live anywhere near each other?   :innocent:
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Post by: Emmett on March 13, 2015, 07:06:50 pm
That's Ireland for ya! :sunshine: but that was one of our silage fields and has had nothing grazed on it in 5years! Suns out and the lambs are skipping! Isnt it idyllic??