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Rich/Jan

  • Joined Aug 2011
Our First Lamb of 2012
« on: January 27, 2012, 03:00:34 pm »
Hi - first lamb born this morning - Hampshire - week early.  Cold weather forecast here in France for middle of next week - all sheep in Barn so we should be OK. :-\
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lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
    • Aberdeenshire
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 03:02:29 pm »
How wonderful and nice to know they are tucked up - we are in NE Scotland and some neighbours first lambs have been born and I feel so sorry for them out in the cold!  :sheep:
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Sandy

  • Guest
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 03:10:17 pm »
That sounds like the start of summer, at least being in a barn it will not get exposed to those horrid winds...how nice!
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Miss Piggy

  • Joined Mar 2011
    • Cardigan Bay, Ceredigion
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 10:48:52 pm »
Congratulations :thumbsup:
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 11:13:27 pm »
Congratulations.   :D
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Rich/Jan

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 09:43:14 pm »
Had half a dozen more now and another ewe has just started lambing - could be a late night.  Temperature here in France -15degrees .B- --------Y cold.  I doubt if newborn lambs could survive in this - snow still laying at about 4-5 inches and weather forecast to stay cold for another week and more with a prediction of more snow on Monday..We have about another 73(ish) ewes to go.
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 10:07:54 pm »
Congratulations! :trophy:
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Rich/Jan

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: Our First Lamb of 2012
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 08:45:11 am »
about 40 lambs now - kept on heat lamps for first day as temperatures here still in the minuses until sun gets up a little.  Costing a fortune on heat lamps as they are between 150-250kw each - hate to think what our electric bill will be - but hey ho no point in keeping animals if you aren't prepared to look after them.
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