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| awemawson:
Well at last the 2017 lambing season is OVER with the last lamb being born yesterday at 8 am :thumbup: However it's not all good news, as the Ewe's hind legs have collapsed and the poor ram lamb can't reach the teats, so it looks like bottle feeding, and another Ewe to go for mutton if she gets up eventually. It's not been a good season, despite excellent weather and starting bang on 1st April. We've lost lambs to the fox, and had some not prosper, and now this one will be on the bottle for ages :bang: The idea of mowing the field with a flail and tractor is ever more attractive :lol: |
| howsitwork?:
Well at least you can get some sleep now Andrew. How olds the pup? Ian |
| awemawson:
Hugo's 3 year old now. Lambs come indoors into my 'bothy' which is really supposed to be my meat prep area, but is turning into a zoo, one lamb and two goslings at the moment. Talking of sleeping, this little blighter needs bottle feeding at 1 am and 5 am if anyone wants to volunteer :bugeye: |
| hermetic:
It is a thankless task Andrew, we still have some sheep in East Yorks, but nowhere near as many (thousands!) as we had 30 years ago. I am not directly involved, but used to rig up lights and heaters for the lads that were. A lot gave up after the last F&M outbreak which clamped down on movement, and although we never actually got the disease, a lot of sheep which should have been moved to drier pasture got foot rot, and had to be destroyed, but no compensation!. Just down the road from me, at Kilham, was the biggest sheep sale in the north, which went back to medieval times, all gone now of course. Keep up the good work, and best of luck with them! Very underrated as food, I always loved mutton stew when I was a kid! Phil |
| awemawson:
We cut back dramatically from 60 or 70 down to only lambing 11 this year, and had hoped for a much easier time ... It wasn't to be :bang: |
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