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Post by carolann on Mar 10, 2011 9:13:39 GMT
Yesterday we ended up with 3 orphan lambs in total not from us but from friends who had heard we needed one well you cant turn them away so no I have 1 back on the bottle but 2 have gone to the Ewe who lost hers. Spit and Spot have been accepted by their new mums so today the skins will come off them and with a bit of luck they will be moved into the nursery pen at the weekend where they can run and jump to their hearts content. Only 3 lambed yesterday and I think there are about 27 left in the first bunch to lamb then the 300+ start at the end of the month so my updates may get a little less depending on whats happening. This morning I'm shattered I cant sleep with this wind blowing as it howl throught the electric pylons its so eerie and still after 28yrs I cant get used to it. Well I'm off to feed my kid so catch you all later and thank you for the nominations I'll tell junior he has been 1 of the nominated pics to go on our calender for next month. ;D
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Post by Auricula on Mar 10, 2011 9:20:19 GMT
Have a good day Carolann  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 10, 2011 10:20:49 GMT
Hope you're not blown away with the strong winds today. Thanks for the update. Hope you get a better sleep tonight.  |
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 10, 2011 19:19:20 GMT
You take care Carolann and dont go overdoing things.... 300+ is an awful lot of pregnant sheep  how do you manage? |
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Post by Auricula on Mar 10, 2011 19:21:39 GMT
I don't suppose she impregnates them all herself Missy!!  |
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 10, 2011 19:23:02 GMT
 oh you........you know what I meant!!
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Post by Auricula on Mar 10, 2011 19:31:14 GMT
;D ;D
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Post by carolann on Mar 10, 2011 19:32:36 GMT
You two crack me up sometimes it can be very stressful but at the end rewarding, a few years ago I had to be sent to bed as I was so tired nobody could understand a word I said but after a few hours kip I was back to my old self still knackered  it does get harder the older you get trying to do things you could do easily back then just take a lot longer now. We do have help at the weekends and sometimes during the week but mostly its just OH and myself. We get there in the end. |
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Post by Auricula on Mar 10, 2011 19:45:01 GMT
Bless  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 11, 2011 4:45:21 GMT
It's a really hard life, that of a farmer. You have my greatest respect Carol. |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 11, 2011 6:02:54 GMT
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Post by carolann on Mar 11, 2011 8:29:09 GMT
No lambs so far this morning so I will get little poppy's milk ready and feed her before we have our breakfast.
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 11, 2011 19:37:23 GMT
You name them?
I like the name Poppy for a lamb ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 12, 2011 8:12:16 GMT
You deserve a medal Carolann, its a hard life and certainly not for the faint hearted. I see you mentioned skins, I was wondering if they were still used these days. Love the lamb photo that got 3 noms |
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Post by carolann on Mar 12, 2011 8:19:40 GMT
Only 1 so far this morning and she wont have anything to do with her lamb so she will be put in the naughty crate till she does. I got another orphan lamb last night from a friend so Poppy has a friend it was one off a Herdwick sheep which had triplets. We moved some mums and lambs into the nursery area yesterday but 1 had to come back to the pens as she was throwing her lamb about not wanting to have anything to do with it so she is in the naughty crate, we have no idea why she suddenly decided to not want her lamb as she had been with it for 3 days in the pen?  stupid sheep, right I better get the milk on for the babies so catch you all later. |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 12, 2011 8:31:59 GMT
It's not even straightforward is it Carolann?
What happens in the naughty crate - are the mother and lamb kept really close together so they have to bond?
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 12, 2011 8:58:06 GMT
Goodness, it's as well you're there to keep an eye on them Carol. I was wondering about the naughty crate too.
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Post by carolann on Mar 12, 2011 9:09:06 GMT
I'll take a picture of it later for you but its a metal crate type thing where the mother cannot hurt the lamb but the lamb can still drink from her OH made 2 after seeing one at a show a few years ago.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 12, 2011 9:25:35 GMT
Oh I see, thanks Carol.
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 12, 2011 10:52:08 GMT
I see - thanks for explaining Carolann.
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 12, 2011 18:23:03 GMT
Clever OH you have there then Carolann... I wondered too what the naughty crate was  |
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Post by Tig on Mar 12, 2011 20:47:23 GMT
Shame we don't all live nearer, think you would have plenty of volunteer helpers if we did Carolann Must be very frustrating at times, wonder if animals can suffer from post-natal depression? Can't imagine them rejecting their young  x Tig |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 13, 2011 7:23:34 GMT
What a good idea about volunteering - have you thought about advertising Carolann - am sure if I saw an ad in local paper for help on local farms I would be down there like a shot
Am from a farming background ;D
If you dont ask.....
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 13, 2011 7:31:44 GMT
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 13, 2011 7:41:32 GMT
I dont mind what I do FB - love being on farms - miss going to my GF parent's farm in Wales -  |
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Post by Missredhead on Mar 13, 2011 20:07:09 GMT
Id offer to help...not sure if I would be a help or a hindrance though |
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Post by sharon on Mar 13, 2011 21:12:24 GMT
i would help as well, would like a farm, although i know it's hard work  |
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Post by carolann on Mar 14, 2011 9:49:36 GMT
Stupid sheep seem to be holding on to their babies we have had nothing lamb for a couple of days, 1 will have to have her lamb taken off her as she has prolapsed and it wont stay in OH has put a prolapse spoon in (farming impliment) its T shaped but its wide and rounded at the top with string to tie it to the wool but she is still pushing it back out so she may have to go for killing. We had 1 a few years ago which did the same and Oh give it the benifit and it ended up dead one morning with a very big lamb left to raise eventually we did manage to get a mother for it but it was touch and go what to do with it. Right off to feed the rabble.
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Post by Auricula on Mar 14, 2011 10:03:46 GMT
I'm wincing, just thinking about the prolapse spoon Carolann ;D Let's hope for some babies today |
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Post by carolann on Mar 15, 2011 8:55:10 GMT
Went in to feed the kids last night 10pm and 2 had decided to start having their babies so it was just turned 11pm when we got back in, typical all day and they wait till we want to go to bed. The knacker chap took the prolapsed sheep but the good news is one of those that lambed last night got another baby ;D so I'm back to 2 in the foster pen. OH has just said that the other lot should start around the 24th so thats next week we shall see. This morning there has been another 2 which have lambed but 1 wont have anything to do with its lamb. I tried up-loading on PB but I'm having problems so I will try again later if I get time.
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how do you manage?
