Coming Home For Lambing.

[Gator]

Spend the last 4 days emptying crap out of one of the lambing sheds, don't know why I save half of it. Desided to bring 300 home and house um a month early, not due till end of Feb but ground that wet, no where dry to feed and could look better and I don't want them to lose flesh. Plus there mite be a bite of grass when lambs are ready to go out. Plenty of haylage so tomorrow there coming in. To many dog walkers to walk um home so ill have to trailer the lot. Get um home then worm and fluke and footbath The other half of the flock are OK, there on the moor which is a lot dryer and there due end of March. If any one is interested I will keep the photos coming right through to lambing to turn out, I don't want to bore every body.

All bedded down now and ready for tomorrow

 

[johnspeehs]

keep posting pics, that will be an impressive looking shed when it is full of ewes, wish I could afford one like it .

 

[polk_farmer]

Definitely keep posting, looks a really nice set up.

 

[Philip Watkins]

@Gator keep pics coming, we all like good pics of other peoples work.

 

[tinsheet]

Keep it coming
Love seeing other people's systems
Nice setup

 

[beltextexel]

Spend the last 4 days emptying crap out of one of the lambing sheds, don't know why I save half of it. Desided to bring 300 home and house um a month early, not due till end of Feb but ground that wet, no where dry to feed and could look better and I don't want them to lose flesh. Plus there mite be a bite of grass when lambs are ready to go out. Plenty of haylage so tomorrow there coming in. To many dog walkers to walk um home so ill have to trailer the lot. Get um home then worm and fluke and footbath The other half of the flock are OK, there on the moor which is a lot dryer and there due end of March. If any one is interested I will keep the photos coming right through to lambing to turn out, I don't want to bore every body.
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All bedded down now and ready for tomorrow
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Out of interest, what size are your pens and how many sheep can you put in each pen? Also wondered where you put up your little pens?

 

[Gator]

Thanks guys I will post so easy more tomorrow

 

[Becs]

I'm more addicted to pics of lambing sheds than 'Homes and Gardens' so keep them coming!

 

[Gator]

Out of interest, what size are your pens and how many sheep can you put in each pen? Also wondered where you put up your little pens?

I can get about 45 to a pen, but all depends on size of the ewes.
My small pens are in the building on the left. Small door in the middle links the 2 buildings.

 

[Gator]

Spend the last 4 days emptying crap out of one of the lambing sheds, don't know why I save half of it. Desided to bring 300 home and house um a month early, not due till end of Feb but ground that wet, no where dry to feed and could look better and I don't want them to lose flesh. Plus there mite be a bite of grass when lambs are ready to go out. Plenty of haylage so tomorrow there coming in. To many dog walkers to walk um home so ill have to trailer the lot. Get um home then worm and fluke and footbath The other half of the flock are OK, there on the moor which is a lot dryer and there due end of March. If any one is interested I will keep the photos coming right through to lambing to turn out, I don't want to bore every body.
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Pens are 30x20 I think

 

[H.M.]

+1 to all the above, please do keep the pics coming!

 

[hillman]

They will be glad of a dry lie down my ewes flew in and in few mins all lying down and weren't interested in food for nearly a day , nice setup @Gator

 

[Gator]

They will be glad of a dry lie down my ewes flew in and in few mins all lying down and weren't interested in food for nearly a day , nice setup @Gator

Thanks, they've not had any where dry to lie for he past 4 weeks here. I think they eat abit if hay then lie on the rest

 

[Girlfarmer]

I've got shed envy!!
I'd definitely enjoy looking at more photos though.

 

[Nearly]

I can get about 45 to a pen, but all depends on size of the ewes.
My small pens are in the building on the left. Small door in the middle links the 2 buildings.
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That had better be a picture from last year or you're far too organised.

 

[Gator]

That had better be a picture from last year or you're far too organised.

First 2 are from yesterday and the 3rd this afternoon. I like to be in front, carnt do wi being last minute

 

[Anonymous...]

Grand set up there @Gator, it's a credit to you
If you could have hung on a few days I could have give a hand with ferrying a few trailer loads

 

[Gator]

Grand set up there @Gator, it's a credit to you
If you could have hung on a few days I could have give a hand with ferrying a few trailer loads

Thanks montydog, was going to do it Saturday but weather said pi#3ing down,, supposed to be dry tomora

 

[Anonymous...]

Hope weather holds if you need a hand @ landyman has my phone number
Still drying the cattle shed out tomorrow

 

[Gator]

Will do, thanks alot for your offer montydog. Hope you get it all sorted