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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: CarolineJ on August 21, 2016, 10:21:49 pm

Title: New sheep
Post by: CarolineJ on August 21, 2016, 10:21:49 pm

They've actually been here nearly a fortnight now, but I've been so busy with hay and work that I've not got round to showing them off  ;)  Say hello to my starter breeding flock - 12 hill-type North Country Cheviot ewe lambs. 

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/cazmanian_minx/lamb6_zpsk4mdi6jr.jpg)

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/cazmanian_minx/lamb4_zpsq3jwqqeo.jpg)

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/cazmanian_minx/lamb5_zpswjgsxcup.jpg)

After a week's quarantine (I trust the person they came from and they've had everything done in terms of vaccinations, tick treatment etc., but you never know what they might have come into contact with at the mart) integration with the three older ewes seems to be going well:

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/cazmanian_minx/sheep%20and%20lambs_zpsiivmxqk3.jpg)

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: Rosemary on August 22, 2016, 08:02:47 am

They're right bonny :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: Bionic on August 22, 2016, 09:10:43 am

Lovely sheep and pictures

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on August 22, 2016, 09:12:38 am

They look very nice, you have done well   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: Jukes Mum on August 22, 2016, 09:33:32 am

How are they so clean?!?

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: harmony on August 22, 2016, 11:04:57 am

Quote from: Jukes Mum on August 22, 2016, 09:33:32 am

How are they so clean?!?

They have had a baa-th!


They look great!

Title: Re: New sheep
Post by: mowhaugh on August 22, 2016, 01:36:00 pm

Very smart