[Rosemary]

We put 15 ewes to the tup this year - well, eight ewes and seven gimmers. The seven gimmers are expecting six sets of twins and one single; the eight ewes are expecting four sets of twins and four sets of triplets. Thirty three lambs 

I've only had one set of triplets before - last year. She raised all three herself and she's expecting twins this year; her twin sister, who had twins last year is going for triplets this year, along with a mother and daughter.

I feel a bit like someone's told me *I'm* expecting triplets 

It's good though - gives me soemthing to worry about 

[Melmarsh]

Good Luck with all of them !! Hope all goes well.

[Gunnermark]

Good luck for when the time comes!!

[trish.farm]

  good luck!!  you will have your hands full!  At least you know what to expect, I am still at the guessing stage as to who is in lamb.  Don't get mine scanned so I am gently feeling tummys and udders to see who might be expecting late Feb!

[Anke]

Wow!

You'll better get some bottles and some goatsmilk! 

[mowhaugh]

Gosh, good luck with that!

[ladyK]

Wow, best of luck with all 33 of them!
 

[Rosemary]

I'm feeling a bit gobsmacked. Last year we had 22 lambs scanned from 13 to the tup, including one barren. We lost one lamb at birth so 21 from 13 so 161% - that was our best %.

Of course, the next trick now is to get them out safe and sound 

[jacob and Georgina]

Hope your scanner is better than ours last year our neighbour was due 5 sets of triplets and only one turned out to be a triplet! Needless to say he didn't use him again and he made lots more errors like that!! Just hope

[Louise Gaunt]

Good luck! That is a lot of lambs, exciting times!

[Carse Goodlifers]

Book a week away Rosemary for after lambing time - your going to need it   

Its great news though.   
Got plenty grass?

[langfauld easycare]

  brilliant   . ma maths not that good whats that about 215% 

[SallyintNorth]

Well done!  (I think...  )

It's quite common for a ewe to scan for triplets but only produce two.  She'll reabsorb one sometimes.  But it's useful to know you may be looking for a third lamb when they do come to lambing - don't give her the usual amount of time to get on with it herself, once you can see she's started, get 'em all out pronto if she doesn't make good progress on her own.

On your ground and with your care, your older girls should be able to rear three, I'd have thought.  Especially as none of the ones scanned for three had triplets last year (or are gimmers.)

[Marches Farmer]

I agree with Sally.  Triples tend to lamb early as everything runs out of room and can also get pretty tangled.  As soon as they show signs of lambing down I get 'em out quick.  Once had a lambing where one lamb was parked against the entrance to the birth canal with the other two behind it being rammed into it with every contraction.  Vet arrived in 15 minutes but still lost all the lambs. 

[Rosemary]

Thanks for the advice - keep it coming. I had the vet to the one set of trips we had last year - first born fine; second not coming. I couldn't feel anything I recognised and, with a third lamb behind it, I didn't want to guddle about. Turned out it was the shoulder! Anyway, vet got it out and the third one and they were fine.

We've used the same scanner - this is our seventh year with her and she's never been wrong 

Here's a question. One single; a gimmer. Do I put her away with the hoggs and the two retirees with just hay or leave her with the twins, who'll be getting fed? My feeling is the former and hopefully, they'll all be too pregnant to notice her coming back into the flock for lambing.