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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Fleecewife on April 09, 2015, 11:48:03 pm

Title: First lambs heralded in by the lark.
Post by: Fleecewife on April 09, 2015, 11:48:03 pm

After waiting for over a week, we had our first twins born this morning.  The whole time the sun was shining  :sunshine: and the lark was singing his wee heart out.  Idyllic  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First lambs heralded in by the lark.
Post by: Big Light on April 10, 2015, 08:53:03 am

Its been very slow this year - we had a little flush at the start but nothing for almost a week - I think they are waiting for the rain ; 0)

Title: Re: First lambs heralded in by the lark.
Post by: Brucklay on April 10, 2015, 12:54:38 pm

How lovely Fleecewife - I was out in a t-shirt!!!! in the sun, skylarks singing and I sat happily watching a Castlemilk produce twins - so made up for the 2.00am watch the night before  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First lambs heralded in by the lark.
Post by: Fleecewife on April 10, 2015, 11:30:59 pm

Hi Brucklay.  Yes it was T shirt weather here today  :sunshine:  Tonight and tomorrow it's windy and rain, and for Sunday we are forecast SNOW  :cold:  So I hope the rest of the ewes hang onto their lambs til the worst is past.

Title: Re: First lambs heralded in by the lark.
Post by: Treud na Mara on April 12, 2015, 03:00:21 pm

We're still waiting, for both sheep and a Pygmy goat, lovely warm weather but wind at 41mph at 16.00 today so we reckon that's when they'll go  :roflanim: