[feldar]

Just ben offered £35.00 each for 4 orphan lambs What do you all think? worth it or not? i've not done much to them yet  like invested a lot of time or milk powder because they are not that old. Going to a good home for lawn mowers.

[twizzel]

That sounds expensive to me, I've never paid more than £20 for an orphan.

[lachlanandmarcus]

I'd bite their hand off.

[sokel]

We got ours free last year at a week old and a friend got some from the same farm for £12 at nearly 3 weeks old

[Yeoman]

Don't forget to hand a sign round their necks saying "Remember I need much more care and maintenance than a lawn mower - I last longer than most too!"

[mojocafa]

I would love a couple of orphan lambs, but I wouldn't know what to pay either, if anyone has any available tayside/Angus could you pm me

[colliewoman]

I would snatch their hands off unless you wanted to keep em yourself. 

[twizzel]

I've just re-read your post... and would too bite their hand off! Doh... not had enough coffee yet this morning 

[SallyintNorth]

Some years they won't fetch a lot more than that in the store mart in the summer! 

Bite their hands off.

Spare lambs for adopting onto ewes are still £10 each here - that's a day or two old, have had colostrum.

[feldar]

Ooh this is good then!  we have never sold orphans before or bought them, in fact we try not to have them at all!!
Generally if i do bring any up, they go later as meat lambs or as boxed lamb, so someone wanting to buy some now is a bit new to me.
Personally i hate having them they are a pain in the bum, so i will as you say; bite their hand off.
Cheers

[moony]

For £35 a piece I'd make sure I had a lot more orphans here. Thats a mad price to pay.

[Sbom]

I've got one here and would gladly accept £35 for him! As stated above, take the money 

[SteveHants]

35 quid?


Blimey.


And here was me thinking there was no way orphans would be making the £20 they made last year.


Pre-quoted prices still stand though, so don't panic, Colliewoman. 

[feldar]

Goodness you make me feel bad now, i got all stoppy with my Hubby and said they're worth at least £40 not a penny less, so that's what he asked and he got beat down to £35!!! Neck of the Devil eh!
If you don't ask you don't get

[SteveHants]

Christ! If a store is worth £50......