Counting Lambs
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Nice pic and so glad you can call that task "DONE!"
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Yesterday saw the 'unexpected bonus'. A hogget scanned as 'empty' produced a perfect and rather large ewe lamb in the 'dry ewes' field. She must have had a very early pregnancy when scanned by the very experienced scanner, so the little bundle of cells were missed. She's a nervous little ewe and couldn't be persuaded to come for food etc. As she has done a pretty good job without any intervention I have left her where she is.
I have about 100 lambs, but all have struggled so much more this year as the Spring has come so late and still is limping along here with temperatures barely high enough for the grass to grow.
Next year I plan to have less ewes
I have about 100 lambs, but all have struggled so much more this year as the Spring has come so late and still is limping along here with temperatures barely high enough for the grass to grow.
Next year I plan to have less ewes
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Are you going to sell some of your ewes or just not breed as many?
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I have a fair few very old ewes (over 8). Some don't look like they could manage another season, so I plan to let some of these old girls go, whilst restricting the number I breed.
Of course, the ones which are particular 'old friends' will stay and be retired.
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They do get next to your heart don't they? 
