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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
My first live lamb
« on: March 19, 2013, 03:03:18 pm »
Meet Taffy. He was born at 2.10am this morning. Mum lambed quickly and has been looking after him well.
He suckled soon after he got to his feet but we were a bit concerned for him about an hour after he was born so put the heat lamp on him and gave him a dose of Kick-Start.
This pic was taken at lunch time today.
 
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2013, 03:12:49 pm »
Congratulations!   :thumbsup:

He looks a very nice lamb, too. :thumbsup:
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kumquat

  • Joined May 2012
    • Ruthin, North Wales
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2013, 03:17:26 pm »
fantastic, lovely looking lamb  :excited: :excited:





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lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
    • Aberdeenshire
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2013, 03:33:26 pm »
Hurrah!! Congratulations! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :trophy:
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sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2013, 04:06:00 pm »
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
    • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2013, 04:08:13 pm »
Well done Bionic and husband on the birth of your little wooly.  Like the name too - any reason for it?  :thumbsup:
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2013, 04:31:35 pm »
Well done to all concerned  :thumbsup: Great feeling, eh!
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feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
    • lymington hampshire
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2013, 04:42:04 pm »
 :thumbsup:  Well done you, don't get too attached now will you
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Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2013, 04:45:07 pm »
Congratulations :excited: .  You will always remember that first one :relief: . 
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cluckyclaire

  • Joined Apr 2009
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2013, 04:50:48 pm »
Lovely little lambie  :)
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2013, 06:25:09 pm »
Quote from: goosepimple on March 19, 2013, 04:08:13 pm
Well done Bionic and husband on the birth of your little wooly.  Like the name too - any reason for it?  :thumbsup:
Well the year letter is T and we are in Wales so I thought a Welsh name was appropriate. Taffy means David apparently.
So his pedigree name would be Esgair Gwyn Taffy
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goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
    • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2013, 06:45:24 pm »
sounds posh in the long version  :D
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bigchicken

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Fife Scotland
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2013, 06:55:04 pm »
congrats, strong looking lamb it always a very exciting time even when you have many years under your belt. I have a shetland named taffy he,s been with me for a few years now.
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Blinkers

  • Joined Jan 2008
    • Carmarthenshire
  • Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire border
    • Glyn Elwyn - Faithmead Herd
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Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2013, 07:22:10 pm »
Yeay - well done Bionic.  I expect you're spending every minute out there gazing at him now  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: .
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smee2012

  • Joined Sep 2012
Re: My first live lamb
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2013, 07:26:44 pm »
"Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief;
Taffy came to my house and stole a side of beef
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't in;
I jumped upon his Sunday hat and poked it with a pin"   :thinking:

I'm Welsh (mostly) and when we moved from Wales to Shrewsbury, my new step-dad used to recite this frequently. Dafydd is actually the Welsh form of David, but the river through Cardiff (I think - could be Swansea?) is called the Taff. Perhaps the two were combined to make the character's name in the rhyme? Taffy is also the American word for toffee  ;)

He's a lovely looking little lamb, well done you!  :thumbsup:
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