Small lambs

AnFeirmeoir

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/470923/World-s-smallest-lamb-born-weighing-just-1-8lbs-less-than-bag-of-sugar


I'd say we all had a few small ones. I find if they make it past a day or 2 they can be as tough as nails especially singles. I have one tough titch i look out for every day. Would be gutted if i found him belly up now.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/470923/World-s-smallest-lamb-born-weighing-just-1-8lbs-less-than-bag-of-sugar

sea12

Yea what's the story with a set of doubles. One is big and one is very small. What's the science behind it

Conmaicne Mara

sea12 wrote: »

Yea what's the story with a set of doubles. One is big and one is very small. What's the science behind it

I am probably wrong here and thinking of something else, I remember reading somewhere about "uterine horns" and lambs being reabsorbed or something like that, perhaps could have started out as trips, and knocked down to twins, I don't know if that's possible. Terrible having a crap memory :pac:

rangler1

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I am probably wrong here and thinking of something else, I remember reading somewhere about "uterine horns" and lambs being reabsorbed or something like that, perhaps could have started out as trips, and knocked down to twins, I don't know if that's possible. Terrible having a crap memory :pac:

You're on the ball, con, two lambs one side, one gets reabsorbed and affects the performance of the other lamb on that side

glenkeo

Hi
I head 5 miss scans this year singles to doubles. Each had big and small lamb. I feed singles about half what a double gets. The rest of my doubles were around the same size maybe feed level could have something to do with it.