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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: moprabbit on December 01, 2012, 04:02:36 pm

Title: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: moprabbit on December 01, 2012, 04:02:36 pm

I was just wondering how old a sheep could be to give birth to lambs for the first time? Can't find any info in any of my books.
Thanks

Title: Re: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: shep53 on December 01, 2012, 06:44:27 pm

Any age could give birth for the first time ( my friends 2 four shears escaped and found a ram ) just be carefull  not to have to big lambs.

Title: Re: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: Small Farmer on December 02, 2012, 06:46:13 pm

I can beat that - I was 55 when I first lambed :)

Title: Re: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: Old Shep on December 02, 2012, 06:48:33 pm

 :roflanim: :roflanim:

Title: Re: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: Sylvia on December 02, 2012, 07:05:42 pm

Quote from: Small Farmer on December 02, 2012, 06:46:13 pm

I can beat that - I was 55 when I first lambed :)

Oh! well done that woman :thumbsup: 

Title: Re: Maximum age for first time lambing?
Post by: katyd1991 on December 03, 2012, 01:41:53 am

we lamb some of our "hogg's" born in feb and lamb the following year in the may!! :) but they have to be biggish sheep and the ram you put to them shouldnt be to big of a breed either otherwise your going to end up with problems  :)