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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: peartreewoodlandsmallholding on September 19, 2012, 09:36:25 pm

Title: hebrideans
Post by: peartreewoodlandsmallholding on September 19, 2012, 09:36:25 pm
When are hebrideans ready to breed there acting really strange running'juming chasing one another the ram chases the ewes .but I've noticed the ewes bellys are looking really large what could this be could there be a chance of being in lamb any help thanks
Title: Re: hebrideans
Post by: CaroleBulmer on September 20, 2012, 12:55:21 pm
Hebs normally conceive from end of September onwards, depending on season, when they were weaned etc, but certainly to my knowledge no earlier, unless sponged.  Has the ram been with them a while? When did you last worm your ewes?