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<blockquote data-quote="BAF" data-source="post: 7908196" data-attributes="member: 158121"><p>Scanned ours yesterday. Never scanned before but I'd put 14 ewe lambs to the tup so I was curious about them as much as anything. Less twins than I'd have expected, 3 or 4 too far along for her to tell and 4 ewe lambs expecting twins. Like I say we've never scanned before - I'm only up to 42 ewes this year as it is - so obviously I can say scanning %ge is down but going on lambing %ge from last year we'll be down this time.</p><p>The ewe lambs should lamb just after the older ewes have finished so there won't be much chance of fostering anything on so it'll be either keep it or bottle feed it. 2 of the ewe lambs are early born triplets from last year so they'll be getting on for nearly being as old as shearlings by the time they lamb and I'd expect them to have enough milk and body to rear 2. The other 2 got chucked in with the tup as an after thought with 3 others. Naturally the 2 biggest of the group evaded the love making but this one didn't. She'll only rear one I expect so the kids can have a pet. </p><p>I always buy in 20 or so pet lambs every year and feed them cows milk which makes it a viable option - and I don't pay anywhere near £100 for a cade! I'd get 10 for that! They're a bit of work but the kids love them and this year I sold privately, 3/4 of the bunch at 30kg or under for £100/head at 10/12 weeks old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAF, post: 7908196, member: 158121"] Scanned ours yesterday. Never scanned before but I'd put 14 ewe lambs to the tup so I was curious about them as much as anything. Less twins than I'd have expected, 3 or 4 too far along for her to tell and 4 ewe lambs expecting twins. Like I say we've never scanned before - I'm only up to 42 ewes this year as it is - so obviously I can say scanning %ge is down but going on lambing %ge from last year we'll be down this time. The ewe lambs should lamb just after the older ewes have finished so there won't be much chance of fostering anything on so it'll be either keep it or bottle feed it. 2 of the ewe lambs are early born triplets from last year so they'll be getting on for nearly being as old as shearlings by the time they lamb and I'd expect them to have enough milk and body to rear 2. The other 2 got chucked in with the tup as an after thought with 3 others. Naturally the 2 biggest of the group evaded the love making but this one didn't. She'll only rear one I expect so the kids can have a pet. I always buy in 20 or so pet lambs every year and feed them cows milk which makes it a viable option - and I don't pay anywhere near £100 for a cade! I'd get 10 for that! They're a bit of work but the kids love them and this year I sold privately, 3/4 of the bunch at 30kg or under for £100/head at 10/12 weeks old. [/QUOTE]
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