primmiemoo
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Looks like the dead one was being reabsorbed after dying in utero. If the other is blind, he may have been on the brink of the same. Neither look obviously Schmallenburg to me ~ but I've just seen the wonky leg.
f**k Up Fortnight
- Thread starter yellowbelly
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We hoped to be away from schmallenburg as it’s cooler and often breezy so very few times we get much midge trouble.
We bought in 50 Cheviot ewes that came from further south , but that was in September and they were tupped by our own rams , ironically it’s those that are the main problem cases
Saying that I’ve learnt that often your buying some one else’s problems
primmiemoo
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I've only seen a handful of Schmallenburg lambs. They arrived within the same week, and were quite obvious.We hoped to be away from schmallenburg as it’s cooler and often breezy so very few times we get much midge trouble.
We bought in 50 Cheviot ewes that came from further south , but that was in September and they were tupped by our own rams , ironically it’s those that are the main problem cases
Saying that I’ve learnt that often your buying some one else’s problems
Agreed about buying in problems. That's how enzo arrived. We were too trusting of a good shopfront.
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- South Pennines ol14
I suppose, it has to get better, our own ewes so far have all had good lambs .
primmiemoo
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- Devon
There's often a mini fup mid way through lambing ~ on the boundary between first and second cycles. Once over that, things are often back plain sailing again.
primmiemoo
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Entering the eponymous stage for the next lot of lambers. It's the return of pink eye. The ewe tested last month came back as mycoplasma, which doesn't respond to antibiotics ~ but doesn't mean that that's what these new cases are. At least they're all indoors this time. Fingers crossed it's only going through the hoggs, and then that they'll be better before they lamb.
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- South Pennines ol14
There’s always something! It can drive you crazy, hope you get sorted
primmiemoo
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primmiemoo
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- Devon
Wishing all an uneventful night out lambing 
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- N.Lincs
Amen to thatWishing all an uneventful night out lambing
On a brighter note, after all the cold, wet days we've had, tonight was the first night I've seen this little gang have a bit of a gallop about...
Fun and games!!!
Bit of an event here around the time of your good wishes.Wishing all an uneventful night out lambing
Old gal with Triplets who had been a bit mardy for a couple of days started around 8-8.30 and popped the first out. Left her to see if she kept going, but seemed to lose interest. So Steph (fresh from her Lambing course at the local Vet's) cracked on and sorted out a muddle of feet and head, got it presented properly and pulled No2, I got on with the resuss, and she pulled the last backwards. Tad nervous, but I said the ewe was open properly and it should slip out which it did with a pull.
Got No. 3 breathing well and moved the ewe and lambs into a pen, and set about getting some milk off her to tube the lambs as they were a bit groggy... But, the Milk was as thick as axle grease!....
So I warmed some colostrum from the freezer, and did all 3 with a overnight feed, one under a lamp tonight and see what Mum is like in the morning
Wondering is she was dehydrated as she drank a full minpot of water... ?So A great start for Steph and delighted she managed a successful lambing, FuF strikes with the ewe....
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- South Pennines ol14
Oh yes indeed...
Far too cute for their own good...Amen to that
On a brighter note, after all the cold, wet days we've had, tonight was the first night I've seen this little gang have a bit of a gallop about...
Makes a nice change from seeing them huddled up in the hedge bottom
Cracking lambs.
Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
Found set of twins 12 days early outside, no chance of survival. Annoying but it always happens, the good thing, no sign of disease
We seem to be getting far too many lambs that just don’t get going a die after a day or so after a bit of work. Annoying but at least we have plenty of pets to put on. Been really busy here over the weekend a had to clear a lot of sheep out early, 3 lambs had to come back in this morning 
. Jus the usual problems I suppose.
. Jus the usual problems I suppose.
Also just started second week (killer week I call it). 3.30 this morning my night lamber rang me to shoot a ewe with her guts got, loads sat on this morning and I’m buggered at this point. . Another 5 days and the end will be in site (for this lambing) at least.
. Another 5 days and the end will be in site (for this lambing) at least.
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