Last Lamb of 2017 Lambing

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awemawson:
Well this is going to end in tears :bugeye:

The Ewe with the collapsed rear legs was dispatched last night so is no more. The lamb, that was thriving, started to refuse the bottle and was beginning to look rather gaunt. After 'tubing' re-hydrating fluids directly into the stomach and a dose of anti-biotics it suddenly decided that perhaps it might decide to live after all, and began loudly bleating for the bottle. Since then it's had several four hourly feeds and is thriving !

Of course this has brought out the 'mothering instinct' in the wife - I've just come in from the workshop to find it running about in the house and it's literally skipping about and poking it's nose into everything, and playing with the dogs.

Before long I'm going to have to accept unpopularity and put my foot down - ok most of the ground floor is glazed tiles and mopping up after it is possible, but not on the carpets :bang:

Gawd the house is going to STINK of sheep :(

As I said to begin - this is going to end in tears :hammer:

Joules:
Can't it just end on the barbecue :drool:

awemawson:
OK Joules, YOU come down here and tell the wife - you'll need more than a 'do not disturb' sign round your neck :lol:

( it WILL have to go for meat eventually, it's not good enough to keep as a working ram, so it's balls are coming off tomorrow :bugeye: )

John Stevenson:
Good heavens, another reason not to visit......................... :drool:

awemawson:
It's alright John, I won't take YOUR balls off :lol:

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