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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Fosterlambfarm on April 17, 2013, 07:50:38 pm

Title: up and running :)
Post by: Fosterlambfarm on April 17, 2013, 07:50:38 pm

now the proud owner and rearer of 12 foster lambs, 15 come tomorow! looking forward to the 5 am rises and the 12 am beds lol. anyone on the night shift come on for  chat il need the company!

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Rosemary on April 17, 2013, 07:56:25 pm

Sounds like fun - do let us know how you get on  :)

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Fosterlambfarm on April 17, 2013, 07:58:30 pm

il try n get pics uploaded tomorow:) 5 scotch mules and 7 blackies. one jus 7 hours hold, shes tiny!

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Bramblecot on April 17, 2013, 08:48:41 pm

Good luck :thumbsup: .  I would far rather be doing the midnight feeds than chained to my desk in an office - but needs must ::) .  I suppose that is what a lifetime of shift work does to you :thinking: Funny how life does not alway turn out as planned.

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: JMB on April 17, 2013, 09:26:03 pm

Good luck. I've got one I'm fedding, only arrived yesterday and I'm exhausted already. I also smell of lamb pee and powdered milk. Not a great look at work....
Might see you at 5am!
J xxxxx

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 17, 2013, 09:29:29 pm

That's a lot of bottles  :o   It is lovely watching newborns thrive in your care  :love: looking forward tob piccies of your growing flock  :D

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Fosterlambfarm on April 20, 2013, 07:18:09 pm

sorry iv not been on to reply iv been run of my feet what with work and lambs, managed to get 15 and got a call on friday night asking if id take another 7 but only had the space for 3 just now so im now on 18 lambs with bottles. on the upside theres 5 scotch mule tups that would make exellent stock tups once there old enough so any one think they may be needing a tup for the coming years message me :)

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 22, 2013, 10:35:24 am

I don't know anyone that would use a Mule as a stock tup.  Males go to the fat, the females will be put to a terminal (fat) sire.

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Fosterlambfarm on April 22, 2013, 12:01:14 pm

yea i know that its just the thought of hand rearing and getting attached to them to know there going to the pot lol. but thats the way of it i suppose.

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: The Irish Shepherd on April 22, 2013, 12:22:12 pm

I'm rearing over 40 at the mo, but all are bucket trained, get them off them bottles and on to a bucket!!

Title: Re: up and running :)
Post by: Fosterlambfarm on April 22, 2013, 12:25:37 pm

i tried them with the ad lib bucket but they sucked the bucket dry n kept drawing air giving them selves sore stomachs, there 4 weeks so im weaning them off milk as we speak as they have access to creep pellets and they are some size alredy lol