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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: katie on March 01, 2011, 09:56:01 pm

Title: Lambcam
Post by: katie on March 01, 2011, 09:56:01 pm
for anyone with hours to spare, look at www.meadopenfarm.co.uk/lambcam.htm (http://www.meadopenfarm.co.uk/lambcam.htm). I recon there's a least two ewes kicking off at the moment....
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: andywalt on March 01, 2011, 10:41:36 pm
yes a few there are looking un settled
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: jaykay on March 02, 2011, 06:58:14 am
 ;D Every year I say I will set up a lambcam, so I can lie in bed and check the sheep.....
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: katie on March 02, 2011, 09:22:47 am
We had a lambcam last year. It was really worth it.
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: bloomer on March 02, 2011, 09:51:46 am
well thats my day scuppered!!!!

my not quite 2 year old keeps poking the screen and saying sheep!!!

my wife says im a sad git...

me i just want to watch sheep TV!!! (am supposed to be sorting my front garden)
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: OhLaLa on March 02, 2011, 10:58:52 am
Thanks for putting that link up. Interesting.
 :sheep:
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: andywalt on March 02, 2011, 04:19:03 pm
well thats my day scuppered!!!!

my not quite 2 year old keeps poking the screen and saying sheep!!!

my wife says im a sad git...

me i just want to watch sheep TV!!! (am supposed to be sorting my front garden)


Ohhh  your not the only one!!!! my wife thinks im totally nuts now !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: Tilly on March 02, 2011, 07:33:41 pm

---- it helps to be a little bit mad if you keep sheep!!!  :sheep: ;D
Tilly :wave:
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: katie on March 02, 2011, 08:48:02 pm

---- it helps to be a little bit mad if you keep sheep!!!  :sheep: ;D
Tilly :wave:

Ah! That explains a lot!

I stood in the paddock laughing my head off today as the flock of very pregnant Wiltshires thundered past in the sunshine. They then obviously decided they were enjoying themselves , so thundered past in the opposite direction. I did say to them, 'ladies are you sure you should be doing that in your condition?'  but they took no notice. Sheep are lovely :love:
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: andywalt on March 02, 2011, 10:27:03 pm
I sent them this message !!

you have many viewers from the sheep forum on accidental smallholder, we are all watching but you have moved the ones to lamb down the other end and we were placing bets on which one was going to lamb next !! please can you move your ones to lamb nearer the cam please?   cheers   andy
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: faith0504 on March 03, 2011, 11:06:56 am
i keep having a peek its a great time waster ??? the lambs are lovely  :wave:
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: Frieslandfilly on March 03, 2011, 12:04:13 pm
Just been watching this it is lovely, by chance I had a phonecall whilst watching from a smallholder friend who has a ewe that has had triplets but is not well, we are taking delivery of two of the lambs tonight!! Yay! back to early morning and late night feeds  :sheep: Got to go and get the bottles and the pen ready.
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: katie on March 03, 2011, 05:51:58 pm
That's exciting, FF.Our lambs aren't due for another month. At least it should be a bit warmer by then.
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: jaykay on March 03, 2011, 06:11:17 pm
Quote
you have many viewers from the sheep forum on accidental smallholder, we are all watching but you have moved the ones to lamb down the other end and we were placing bets on which one was going to lamb next !! please can you move your ones to lamb nearer the cam please?   cheers   andy

Oh no, it's your fault! They're not going to lamb until early April but now we can't see the lambs running up and down that little ramp  :D
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: andywalt on March 03, 2011, 06:13:20 pm
If you have noticed they have actually changed the pen around so the ewes due are nearer the cam :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: andywalt on March 03, 2011, 06:16:26 pm
Surely they are due anytime? they look and are acting as if they are about to pop !!
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: ScotsGirl on March 05, 2011, 03:34:32 pm
Where does one get the bits to set up a lambcam and can it be done without direct power source in shed?  House is about 50yards approx from shed and only source of power.
Title: Re: Lambcam
Post by: Tilly on March 06, 2011, 07:22:21 pm
excuse me!
------- have a look at lambcam ---blackface looks very close to lambing!!!!
Tilly :wave: