Bad start

[GTB]

Just to prove I don't know everything I thought I'd post this morning's events. Both sons out on the beer last night so I was in charge this morning. Lambing due to start around the fifth of march so it was bound to kick off before long in any case. Got up this morning to find a cull ewe had lambed. She had twins but only one quarter and a very bad eye infection which is why she is still here.

Then had an ewe with one dead and one live which had also prolapsed. Took her to the vet to fix up. Left the live lamb in the van with her whilst I did something else and the feckin bitch lay on top of it.

Then had a triplet ewe lambing. Got all three out alive just about. Went to the house to mix some colostrum and by the time I went back one lamb was dead and another on his last legs. He died too.

Oh the joys of lambing. Anyhow, I'm the one who always tells everyone not to worry about bad starts and dead lambs but to concentrate on the ones that are still alive. So onwards and upwards eh.

 

[Woolless]

I had a day last lambing when I'm sure the Angel of Death must have flown over the place...

 

[Flossie]

Bad start, good finish?

 

[GTB]

Bad start, good finish?

Hopefully

 

[David.]

Feel your pain; vet refers to it as suicide fortnight (for the sheep)... and was on holiday last week.
Hope things soon improve.

 

[spin cycle]

mine are running about 5 days late

 

[Nithsdale]

Iv only the 1 lamb running, from 10 days ago. But I have lost 4 ewes in this 'suicide fortnight'. 2 were frustrating and slightly annoyed I lost. The other 2, 1 was a prolapse put her puddings out and I can't remember the other now... I think I just found her dead with nothing obviously wrong.

 

[GrannyAching]

Just to prove I don't know everything ..........So onward and upwards eh.

Oh blimey and the weather again today (and the rugby yesterday no wonder the kids were on the lam.) Fingers crossed for you that this pm was better.

 

[M-J-G]

You can only deal with what's put in front of you, there are good and bad days throughout lambing, and throughout life in fact, so no point in dwelling on any particular one.

In a few hours today's events will be yesterday's, and there will be other things to focus on.

Anything that can be learned from should be put to use, and anything that can't, can be put down to experience.

Onwards and upwards as you say.

 

[Flossie]

mine are running about 5 days late

You did remember to put the tup in didn't you?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You did remember to put the tup in didn't you?

 

[GTB]

You did remember to put the tup in didn't you?

No, he sponged them.

 

[spin cycle]

You did remember to put the tup in didn't you?

thank you....sweating a little that my new ram is a jaffa....i've walked the field and can't find any 'sheep condoms'....they're definitly pregnant....but if it's by the sweeper rams it's going to be a loooong lambing

 

[Sheep92]

Ours due to start yesterday, have 12 lambed so far, this morming was a disaster here too, two singles coming backwards, got them out alive, both dead 5 mins later, then a twin lambs and lays on ine of them, then two prolapse, had a few premature ones during the week too, hope to god they calm down and start to cop on onwards and upwards

 

[Man_in_black]

You're not alone Dai, I'm not due until 24th of March but had one prolapse this evening. First prolapse in over 4 years. Spoon in, baler twine on, given painkiller & alamycin. See how she is tomorrow. And to top it off got iodine all over wedding ring; anyone any tips on getting the tarnish off???

 

[roscoe erf]

tack sheep have gone today they started lambing early only 3 out of 7 alive plus he had 5 of the 60 here die this year said it had been a bad year for sheep deaths as he had lost the same percentage on his other tacks who'd be a sheep farmer .......................not me

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

My type of topic real life stories of sheep farming.
3 slipped lamb ,4 intestinal prolapses and 14 days to go. It happens every year but it doesn't stop me from thinking we're doomed!

 

[Nithsdale]

Aye, it got worse!

Went round ewes after the rugby. Ewe lambed triplets up on an exposed rocky knowe 1 dead, 1 is 50:50 if itl survive and the third has a decent chance...

Not one of the TexX ewes so I won't post in my thread, just a commercial Lleyn to the Texel.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

thank you....sweating a little that my new ram is a jaffa....i've walked the field and can't find any 'sheep condoms'....they're definitly pregnant....but if it's by the sweeper rams it's going to be a loooong lambing

 

[spin cycle]

i keep saying to myself 'steady the buffs'