[MrsJ]

We've just had another set of triplets, making it 8 sets out of 11 ewes, two sets of twins and a single.  I think our ram Elvis has definitely earned his keep for the year!  Is anyone else getting more than they bargained for? 
We just have one ewe left to go and we have renamed her Bismark as she is HUGE.  She had quads last year so I wouldnt be surprised if she did a repeat performance. 

[feldar]

Well done   it seems a good year for twins and triplets. A lot of folk i've spoken to have been having multiple births this year. I just wish it would warm up a bit so we could enjoy watching them all skipping about!

[Remy]

My first three to lamb (my foundation ewes) all had singles whereas in previous years they had twins/triplets, so I wondered whether the lack of good grass over winter was going to mean I wasn't going to have many lambs.  However, every ewe after that had triplets or twins, even the first timers!     The ewes definitely don't have as much milk though, I'm sure from the lack of grass.  They are in and being fed but not doing as well as if they were outside grazing.

[Cosmo]

What breed are they!

[colliewoman]

My primitives (Shetlands and Shetland x Castlemilk Moorits) have all scanned for singles this year, but I had no grass to flush them on. Looking at the grass now I am glad as they will be able to rear them with no problems
Having said that, to me it looks like they have no grass now, but they have barely touched their hay in over a week, 13 sheep and I reckon they have eaten 2 flaps from a small bale all week, so they must be getting enough grass over the course of a day?

[SteveHants]

Yep - sheep will tell you when the grass is growing long before you notice it yourself. I find they wont eat hay unless they have to.

[MrsJ]

Cosmo - they are Wiltshire Horns and North Country Mules.  All were put to a Wiltshire Horn Ram. 
Our grazing was poor but the Wilts are a very hardy breed, that's why we got them, and they were in a huge field so they had a lot of poor grazing.

[Azzdodd]

There is something in the air this year last year from 4 ewes I had 5 lambs this year had 10+1 Cade I bought....same ram a last year same ewes same field? My goats the same 2 nannies 2 kids last year this year 2 nannies 5 kids....it's strange how thinks like this happen in a year of crisis farmers near me lost about 300 in lamb ewes due to snow so I think there out to make up for that! Haha