First time lambing question!

[Sheepshape]

In the top pic. I can't see that they have 'dropped'.....a hollow develops both sides of the tail.

With our horrid climate, most of my sheep have (and need) the thick wool, so I'm used to looking for the hollows.

They don't look anywhere near ready to me yet (after these 'sage' comments of mine they will probably lamb in the next few hours!). Suffolks usually really swell out.

Have they got much udder development? If you can, get someone to hold the tail up and let us have a pic. of their private parts and udders. Again Suffolks often have udders the size of a cow.

I'll take a pic. of a Beulah of mine (with apologies for the mud) who is imminent...they behave much like Suffolks.

Good Luck.

 

[Sheepshape]

2 girls who could give birth at any minute

Minnie

Note vast belly and udder

Gwladys (rear view for udder)

 

[Baymule]

I have a ewe that bags up like a soccer ball for WEEKS before she lambs.

Your two girls are beautiful and I know they bring you enjoyment. But the joy you will feel over newborn lambs is off the charts. I wish you and your ewes the very best.

 

[Sheepshape]

Just to say that Minnie (top pic. of the two ewes in my last post) delivered a lamb 3 hours later and the lower girl, Gwladys is just starting.

 

[d farm]

In the top pic. I can't see that they have 'dropped'.....a hollow develops both sides of the tail.

With our horrid climate, most of my sheep have (and need) the thick wool, so I'm used to looking for the hollows.

They don't look anywhere near ready to me yet (after these 'sage' comments of mine they will probably lamb in the next few hours!). Suffolks usually really swell out.

Have they got much udder development? If you can, get someone to hold the tail up and let us have a pic. of their private parts and udders. Again Suffolks often have udders the size of a cow.

I'll take a pic. of a Beulah of mine (with apologies for the mud) who is imminent...they behave much like Suffolks.

Good Luck.

I will try to get some newer pictures! Thank you! After looking at your pictures I think I have a while to go!

 

[d farm]

I have a ewe that bags up like a soccer ball for WEEKS before she lambs.

Your two girls are beautiful and I know they bring you enjoyment. But the joy you will feel over newborn lambs is off the charts. I wish you and your ewes the very best.

Thank you so much, I am so excited about babies, but worried about mommas too! They are my girls, it drives my husband crazy(he is more of a cattle person)! Both of these girls started out as my daughter's 4H lambs and turned into mom's pets, she has since moved to showing steers!

 

[d farm]

Stella

Stella

Jill

Jill

Neither liked having their picture taken, Stella’s milk is larger of the two but it was hard getting picture of either! Both will be first time moms, Stella (2) Jill(1)! Thank you

 

[Baymule]

There is nothing like the excitement of first lambs.

 

[Alaskan]

those pictures are fun! Thanks for posting them!

 

[Latestarter]

I got my sheep porno fix for the evening... Might just be me but Jill's nether region looked a little more "excited" than Stella's, and I couldn't really make out a difference in udder size between them... You must have like 3 or 4 arms and hands to be able to hold them, hold the tail and fleece out of the way and manipulate the camera... I can't imagine they just stood there all lady like for these shots... Guess they'll go when they're ready...