The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on April 09, 2015, 02:13:10 pm
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Pedant warning...
I keep reading about a ewe and her udders ... please folks, there's just one udder. A cow has one udder with four quarters and a teat on each quarter. A sheep has one udder with two quarters ( ::)) and a teat on each quarter.
Sorry. :-[
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Except those which have one udder, 2 quarters and TWO teats per quarter :roflanim:
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What an udderly ridiculous post Sally :spam: :bow:
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Pedant warning...
A sheep has one udder with two quarters ( ::) ) and a teat on each quarter.
Wouldn't that make it two halves? ;D
Helen
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Pedant warning...
A sheep has one udder with two quarters ( ::) ) and a teat on each quarter.
Wouldn't that make it two halves? ;D
You would think, wouldn't you?! But no, it don't!
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If it's the same as with horses, they still have 4 "quarters" but each teat serves two quarters and has two holes.
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and has two holes.
Udderneath? ;D
What a great thread. Every day's a school day! :roflanim:
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When you milk a mare as both holes squirt in oposite directions you cannot use a bucket. Actually a 60 ml syringe is best, cut the pointed end off, put the plunger in the wrong way and put the finger grips up against the udder, draw back the plunger and the syringe fills with milk. Easy, clean and a lot less swear words.
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and has two holes.
Udderneath? ;D
What a great thread. Every day's a school day! :roflanim:
I love this site.
Isn't evolution strange - cows have four teats and usually only have one calf; sheep only have two but often have three (or more lambs) and horses, well, ::)
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This is definitely my fact of the day! :farmer:
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http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/breeding-for-four-teated-ewes.htm (http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/breeding-for-four-teated-ewes.htm)
An interesting side topic!