f**k Up Fortnight
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primmiemoo
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There were inches of rain, yesterday. Just brought in two doubles, each with one lamb needing to have the ewe very close because a) they've got miserable and hungry, and b) one is highly likely to be starting joint ill. Also have a good 2-tth d. in the field, so now there's a massive fortnight old single to hand rear. Only consolidation is it is just the one orphaned, because had there been a lamb available to twin on when he was born, there'd be two.
A much loved Soul, we can tell....No f**k ups to report (so far) today.
The penultimate ewe lambed first thing this morning .
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As it's my birthday, it'd be nice if the other procrastinator could get her ar$e into gear and wrap the job up for another year.
My present haul revolves mainly around beer and chocolate...
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...which is just perfect for me
Although I have also got a rather snazzy torch from sister in law and her husband.
When's the party?? We can BYOB to save some of the pressure on your stocks!
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I see there were some mahoooosive storms your way, happily not as much here, but a wetting for us overnight.
Got most of the land worked for the bumblebird mix and even some drilled, but stopped now. Mow for first cut Mon/Tues, pickup Tues/Wed. All roundupped so half dead now!
Sheep continue to catch us out... Off to the vet for Synulox for another Mastitis sufferer in a moment. Both with twins, and both had seemed short of milk at lambing, so looks like some sub-clinical issues early on?
First (looks like) joint ill last night, so caught and jabbed and
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- South Pennines ol14
Late surprise lamb on moor this morning, feeding with snacker and putting bales out inbye , grass coming but I’ve shut mowing meadows down
demicks kicked out of shed to a small field ( two lambs run up to the fence so got 1/2 a cold bottle
More till going on today on three small meadows by the house
Thistles are growing well
demicks kicked out of shed to a small field ( two lambs run up to the fence so got 1/2 a cold bottle
More till going on today on three small meadows by the house
Thistles are growing well
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primmiemoo
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Hope they recover quickly.I see there were some mahoooosive storms your way, happily not as much here, but a wetting for us overnight.
Got most of the land worked for the bumblebird mix and even some drilled, but stopped now. Mow for first cut Mon/Tues, pickup Tues/Wed. All roundupped so half dead now!
Sheep continue to catch us out... Off to the vet for Synulox for another Mastitis sufferer in a moment. Both with twins, and both had seemed short of milk at lambing, so looks like some sub-clinical issues early on?
First (looks like) joint ill last night, so caught and jabbed and
We didn't have the worst of the rains, and no thunder. It did clear in the afternoon, but went chilly overnight. Still had to tip water out of the feeding troughs first thing, though.
In better news, it looks like the ferti has kicked in, so after the next grazing round, there's hope for some leeway to shut in a couple of fields for a light cut. Then to graze hard ready for Project Overseed with a sprink of the herbal mix.
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- Highland
Day 3 of sun 
we'll no doubt pay for it soon. 8 ewes left to go. All stock lying in the sun, exhausted from the previous weather I reckon. Heavy heavy going until now, but nothing like what you lot down south have had.
Got the bees sorted over the last few days.
we'll no doubt pay for it soon. 8 ewes left to go. All stock lying in the sun, exhausted from the previous weather I reckon. Heavy heavy going until now, but nothing like what you lot down south have had.Got the bees sorted over the last few days.
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- N.Lincs
IT IS NOW....
Seems like it's been a long, drawn out job this year.
Here's hoping the rest of you get finished soon.
Woolless
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I have given you a 'like' for finishing lambing and your good wishes, NOT your extraneous reference to the 1966 world cupView attachment 1179778
IT IS NOW....
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Seems like it's been a long, drawn out job this year.
Here's hoping the rest of you get finished soon.
primmiemoo
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How are your bees? There were two feral swarms here for the late summer and into autumn last year, but not a peep from their nesting sites so far, at least.Day 3 of sun
Got the bees sorted over the last few days.
spin cycle
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pulled another ewe with twins off the field today...plenty of grass/shelter but think I've let my flock get to old
think this needs to be my last lambing...I'm just not good enough at the management side
think this needs to be my last lambing...I'm just not good enough at the management side
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@primmiemoo 3 hives survived and flying. Two hives died out early winter. I suppose F*kup Fortnight starts earlier for bees 
and lasts a few months actually. Shop wants honey 
but the weather is a good month behind.
I think maybe they swarmed late summer, sh!t weather and the new queens didn't mate with enough drones. Not much sheepy happening in winter so I refurbed a couple of hives. OH's grandkids painted the fish themed top box
. Bees weren't too pee'd off at being rehoused yesterday.
and lasts a few months actually. Shop wants honey but the weather is a good month behind. I think maybe they swarmed late summer, sh!t weather and the new queens didn't mate with enough drones. Not much sheepy happening in winter so I refurbed a couple of hives. OH's grandkids painted the fish themed top box
. Bees weren't too pee'd off at being rehoused yesterday.
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- Highland
Never! Just get tough on culling. You'll get the same lambs from fewer sheep. It was mental when I came here, if they still had 4 legs they got put to the tup, it's easy to get working so hard you don't have time to sit and think. Massive amount of stupid work to keep everything alive, which we didn't.
4ish crop is max here going forward.
spin cycle
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that's where I've gone wrong..
only latterly realising....my lot were so thrifty it hid it....but suddenly
Aspiring Peasants
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- North Pennines
No, I’m sure most are guilty of that, I’m one of the worst. Just look at a ewe in the autumn and although it might look OK then, think what will it be like after plodging around in mud for 3 months carrying triplets.
Me too ! Guilty as charged.
Just got home tonight and there's a half eaten lamb in a feed bag on my woodshed!
Will have to trudge round in the rain this evening to try and work out who's missing a lamb
....nice of whoever dropped it off but leaves me no clue which field it was found in!
Boydvalley
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- Bath
Absolute rubbish. You’ve just had too much going on. This winter found out any ewe that wasn’t quite upto it. I’ve a field full of ewes I’m feeding because their too thin.
You definitely aren’t the only one thinking, enough of this. My advise, wean, be totally honest with yourself and cull anything not quite right and won’t stay in, see what’s left and make a decision then. I culled 30% of the flock last year including ewes that reared twins that combined weight didn’t equal the average of a single. What a difference. No runts. No one quarter etc.
Or, neighbour just sold his Suffolk x mule flock, take the lot, £120 a life. Never been a better time to get out. (@Estate fencing. )
Got just 6 to go here. It’s been a long hard lambing doing a big flock then my own straight after with working 90 hours a week. Not having vehicle to even get the dead in has been a challenge along with the wether but it done now and ended up with 150%.
Why does it matter who it belongs to?Me too ! Guilty as charged.
Just got home tonight and there's a half eaten lamb in a feed bag on my woodshed!
Will have to trudge round in the rain this evening to try and work out who's missing a lamb
To know which ewe hasn't looked after her lamb and to check the reason isn't because she's dead herself.