Livestock pictures

[Stoxs]

johnny 400 , thats the first sheep i have seen strip grazed propperlly since our flock went about 5 years ago!.
Nice one they look well on it, minirals and feeders as well.

all the charos look a sight munching away. great pictures keep em coming.

 

[JP1]

Just seen on Facebook, Armstrong Blackfaces

Inspiring and beautiful photo

 

[JohnGalway]

Fantastic photo. There were very light flurries here this morning around 7am, it was sticking too but never made enough to cause any concern thankfully.

 

[Johnny400]

johnny 400 , thats the first sheep i have seen strip grazed propperlly since our flock went about 5 years ago!.
Nice one they look well on it, minirals and feeders as well.

all the charos look a sight munching away. great pictures keep em coming.

Cheers. They havent always looked like that this winter, been stomping around in mud for most of it, but have come thro very well.

 

[Jennyfleur]

came across these chaps when i was down on Dartmoor, good thick coats for the winter weather...

 

[JohnGalway]

If it's OK with you Jenny, could I use that as my desktop wallpaper? Fabulous photo.

 

[Old Tip]

Not been good here still a lot of snow about and find more dead sheep each day as the snow clears, havnt been on the tops yet so fearimg the worst and hoping for the best. These are a couple of photps taken with phpne< the oudoor cattle do ok as the snow dosnt drift in the woods,

The other is my youngest sons ewe, we got it as a pet Black Welsh Mountain X Tex, first year it lambed it had a black Charly gimmer so mr kept that as well, so he has two ewes and five lambs,> I wish i had his sheep managment skills

 

[C.J]

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The brown ones are Devon and Cornwall Longhorns - quite a rare breed today.

 

[Jon Feetham]

I have a request, has any one got any video's they have taken of their livestock giving birth?
I have never been involved in the beast side of the job, and a couple of weeks ago missed out on a calf being born by about 20 mins when on a farm in Yorkshire.
I have played midwife to several litters of pups (and seen my own kids being born) but would love to see the birth of something that is on it's feet and walking around in a matter of minutes.
TIA
Jon

 

[spark_28]

this is the closest photo ive got from a lamb being born. had to assist

 

[spark_28]

this is him in the morning

 

[C.J]

The brown ones are Devon and Cornwall Longhorns - quite a rare breed today.

(01/04/2013)

 

[Old Tip]

Some photos taken with the phone when out on the fell trying to get the sheep gathered some had already lambed (Rouge Tip) had to dig out the gate but the lonnin was 2m deep so just built a ramp at both ends one with tractor the other by hand.

Improvised lamb warmer

Most of the snow had blown of the tops but the gullys were waste deep and i had a lot of snow in my wellies when i got back biut it was ok because it was that cold it hadnt melted

Lots of big drifts on the side of the fell so had to drive the sheep up to get round tham, was to busy to take photos but there were some impresive snow sculptures

 

[llamedos]

I have a request, has any one got any video's they have taken of their livestock giving birth?
I have never been involved in the beast side of the job, and a couple of weeks ago missed out on a calf being born by about 20 mins when on a farm in Yorkshire.
I have played midwife to several litters of pups (and seen my own kids being born) but would love to see the birth of something that is on it's feet and walking around in a matter of minutes.
TIA
Jon

I have a short film of a lamb, its on the desktop, I will try later to up load it, if anyone knows a way other than you tube to host it never managed to upload a film before.

 

[Jon Feetham]

I have a short film of a lamb, its on the desktop, I will try later to up load it, if anyone knows a way other than you tube to host it never managed to upload a film before.

Many thanks, look forward to watching it if your successful.

 

[llamedos]

Many thanks, look forward to watching it if your successful.

Just to let you know I havnt forgotten the video, have had to split it into short lengths to get it to upload to you tube,it is telling me it is "processing" so I assume I have cracked it this time.

 

[llamedos]

@Jon Feetham finally sorted it! sorry its in bits, it was the only way I could manage to load it.

 

[llamedos]

 

[Sussex Martin]

A few pics of my yearlings, born last March, there are 6 heifers and one steer. I also wanted to show that you don't need to spend loads of money on fancy sheds and equipment.

 

[Jon Feetham]

@llamedos, Many, many thanks for going out of your way to get those video's posted for me, it is now on my bucket list to see an event like that first hand (hopefully at the tender age of 48 I have several years to cross that one off the list). Do you ever get tired of witnessing lambing or does it just merge into the "same old, same old" routine?
Thanks again
Jon