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Sheepshape said:

and we have an unopened crate of wine!

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Always a prerequisite to unpleasant weather! Keeps us from thinking "WHY am I doing this farming" when we are out there making sure our charges have food & water. Worked for me as I just labored thru 5 days of below freeze temps, 10" of snow, and now back to 50+ normal temps. I hate cold & snow. Thankfully get limited amounts most winters.

100 lambs? WOW.

Well, the snow came, less than expected, but accompanied by high winds and low temps.

The sheep? They barely seemed to notice it. Note the dark patches where they have slept overnight, not even bothering to shelter.



More snow forecast for overnight tonight.

That is such a beautiful scene. How peaceful!

defaid yn edrych 'n glws!

soarwitheagles said:

defaid yn edrych 'n glws!

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Ha ha.....dych chi'n hollol gwir (you are totally right), soarwitheagles.I've learnt Welsh since living here and think it's an important thing to keep languages, dialects and customs alive.I hope that all the Native American languages are going strong. (For some reason I just thought about the use of Native American languages in the war).

I'm still about 2 months away from lambing, but a couple of ewes are unwell and yesterday we administered injectable cydectin (heavy grade wormer chosen as a few were looking like they had scab)....horrible injection below the ear. In 2-3 weeks we'll be needing to vaccinate them and then there will be lambing.

Sheepshape,

You have a lot of work ahead of you! What an exciting adventure... I can't wait to see how it all turns out! Good luck to you.

Impatiently waiting......

When are these sheep due again? It feels like forever!

You're right, mysunwolf....it feels like they will never come. Thank you for asking. 147 days from the tup going in is 15 th March. The 140 days is us up tomorrow.

The multiples are coming into the shed overnight now, and I'm just off to check them (just before 6 a.m here). Shed cleaning is taking a daily couple of hours.

The pregnancy problems have already started. My ewe (Sharon) who was scanned for 'one normal and one abnormal' pregnancy and wasn't well aborted a normal foetus and a hydatidiform mole about 3 weeks ago. Myrtle began to discharge milk over 2 weeks ago prior to lambing and is being milked twice daily to stop leakage....she's well enough and in the shed all the time.Amy (huge, fat girl expecting twins} prolapsed horribly a couple of days back. I managed to reduce the prolapse and she is in the shed sorting a prolapse harness which is keeping everything in place whilst she is not allowed to have any bulky foods.I'm having to watch her like a hawk for when her labour commences.

So busy, very busy, but not a single lamb to show for it as yet!

Hoping everything goes well and only when it is supposed to happen.