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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: crobertson on February 10, 2018, 10:14:32 am

Title: 6-7 weeks to go !!
Post by: crobertson on February 10, 2018, 10:14:32 am

While the weathers rubbish thought I might just share a couple of pics of the girlies starting to countdown to lambing !
I'm sure it'll be here in a flash for our Derybshire Gritstones !!!

Title: Re: 6-7 weeks to go !!
Post by: shep53 on February 10, 2018, 12:16:07 pm

Looking very fit  :thumbsup: just be carefull you don't overfeed any singles

Title: Re: 6-7 weeks to go !!
Post by: crobertson on February 10, 2018, 12:29:08 pm

Thanks for that and they aren't getting any hard yet and won't be for a while yet by how they're looking at the min   :fc:
One in particular is looking heavily pregnant and definitely isn't due for another 7 1/2 weeks !

Title: Re: 6-7 weeks to go !!
Post by: Clay on February 10, 2018, 12:40:52 pm

They look nice. What are D Gritstones like to handle and are they good to lamb. I always like the look of this breed.

Title: Re: 6-7 weeks to go !!
Post by: crobertson on February 11, 2018, 05:23:57 pm

They great - hardiest things I know, eat half the amount the texels used to and hold condition very well, generally fit, healthy and good mums. Thriftiest lambs too, I ran a gritstone tup over a few texels last year and the lambs were up before their mothers and we've now gone just pure Gritstones :)