And here they come...

Jonny303

First batch of lambs finished this morning....

17 Ewes, 1 Died
33 Lambs born, 4 died

All purebred Suffolk. Lambs we're purposely smaller than other years, cut right back on feeding, ewes were much lighter coming off summer grazing and it seems to have made a huge difference.

Liveliest lot of Suffolk lambs I've seen in a long time so all in all quite happy.

Anyone else kicked off yet?

charolais0153

Jonny303 wrote: »

First batch of lambs finished this morning....

17 Ewes, 1 Died
33 Lambs born, 4 died

All purebred Suffolk. Lambs we're purposely smaller than other years, cut right back on feeding, ewes were much lighter coming off summer grazing and it seems to have made a huge difference.

Liveliest lot of Suffolk lambs I've seen in a long time so all in all quite happy.

Anyone else kicked off yet?

Will have 4 in a month or so and the rest on Valentine's

Cran

Jonny303 wrote: »

First batch of lambs finished this morning....

17 Ewes, 1 Died
33 Lambs born, 4 died

All purebred Suffolk. Lambs we're purposely smaller than other years, cut right back on feeding, ewes were much lighter coming off summer grazing and it seems to have made a huge difference.

Liveliest lot of Suffolk lambs I've seen in a long time so all in all quite happy.

Anyone else kicked off yet?

23 lambed so far, 39 lambs 2 died both small triplets. 1 more due today and 10 more next week. All pedigree Charollais, that's it till main bunch end of March.

Inchilad

My few hampshire downs nearly done.1 ewe left.had one abort month ago.3 twins 4 singles. All ewe singles and all ram doubles.

Sheep breeder

First double lambed to day out of 52 in first batch and a pair of ram lambs all should lamb in 21 days, and then paddys day for the rest.normally start on the first of January but waited till the 7 this year.

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

Only a few lambs yet and 2 dead ewes!

Username John

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Only a few lambs yet and 2 dead ewes!

Feck...

Always the way though, that problems seem to happen at the start, which always make you worry as to whats in store...

What happened the two ewes, if you dont mind me asking?

mcgiggles

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Only a few lambs yet and 2 dead ewes!  :(

ah sh*te sorry to hear that. We lost one before the lambing even started last year. Twin lamb we think it was. we had a really rough start last year (our first year at it too), hoping this year goes smoother

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

Thanks! Both of them had their lambing beds out! Hard but that's farming! It's all a gamble really! Ewe had 2 lambs there now big head out when I went out then the other one was backwards!

rangler1

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Thanks! Both of them had their lambing beds out! Hard but that's farming! It's all a gamble really! Ewe had 2 lambs there now big head out when I went out then the other one was backwards!

before they lambed I presume, some mess, Texels do it here.

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

rangler1 wrote:

before they lambed I presume, some mess, Texels do it here.

Yeah before they Lambed but think one had the lambs dead in her actually!

rangler1

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Yeah before they Lambed but think one had the lambs dead in her actually!

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I don't always find them dead, they really suffer terrible pain before they die...poor divils

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

rangler1 wrote:

I don't always find them dead, they really suffer terrible pain before they die...poor divils

Yeah! I hate to see it happen to them!

mcgiggles

Just got a call from the mother in law one of the sheep was making awful noise in the shed so she went and checked on it, vet en route, think she's losing her lambs. Not due for 7 or so weeks yet. Have a feeling it may be one that lost triplets last year too. She may be for the chop. Not a great start but such is life.

mcgiggles

mcgiggles wrote: »

Just got a call from the mother in law one of the sheep was making awful noise in the shed so she went and checked on it, vet en route, think she's losing her lambs. Not due for 7 or so weeks yet. Have a feeling it may be one that lost triplets last year too. She may be for the chop. Not a great start but such is life.

Yep she aborted twins, wasn't due for weeks. If it happens again will get a PM, but have a strong suspicion that it was her lost the trips last year too.

razor8

Make sure and isolate

mcgiggles

She was taken from the group and put into one of our lambing pens away from the rest. 
Should we keep her separated until after the lambing is finished? 
We have a few pens that just need tidying up could stick her in one of those. (and disinfect the sh*t out of the lambing one) Will need all the lambing pens when the time for the rest to lamb...

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

mcgiggles wrote:

She was taken from the group and put into one of our lambing pens away from the rest. Should we keep her separated until after the lambing is finished? We have a few pens that just need tidying up could stick her in one of those. (and disinfect the sh*t out of the lambing one) Will need all the lambing pens when the time for the rest to lamb...

Unlucky start! Hopefully you'll have better luck when they start lambing!

IH784man

Get rid of her now,no point feeding a ewe for 3 to watch her abort another set of lambs next year

mcgiggles

IH784man wrote:

Get rid of her now,no point feeding a ewe for 3 to watch her abort another set of lambs next year

Yep good point. Just checked diary she was the one from last year who lost 3.