Author Topic: Surprise Lamb  (Read 2153 times)

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Surprise Lamb
« on: April 20, 2015, 09:49:19 am »
First timer scanned with a single.  Ram came out 21 weeks and 4 days ago.  Looked her over last week  - good condition, no sign of udder, vulva normal.  Deceided to leave her in the shed and carry on feeding for another week, just to be on the safe side.  This morning = lamb.  Still no udder, but plenty of milk.  They do like to surprise you, don't they?!

Old Shep

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • North Yorkshire
Re: Surprise Lamb
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2015, 10:37:34 pm »
Don't they just! One did the same to me this year, scanner said would be late, no udder, and hardly noticeably pregnant.  All the others had lambed so didn't bother to pop home from work at lunchtime, got home in the evening to a lamb, licked, dried and suckled!  Where she keeps the milk is a mystery!
Helen - (used to be just Shep).  Gordon Setters, Border Collies and chief lambing assistant to BigBennyShep.

 

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