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    Waiting for first lambs: worse than being pregnant?

    We have movement! Lucy, whose calculated dates run from today through Sunday, had the same swollen but still folded vulva yesterday that she’s had for the last couple weeks. We got caught in the barn in a thunderstorm, and Lucy spent the whole time gently rocking and picking up her feet. She...
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    Waiting for first lambs: worse than being pregnant?

    Thanks :) - I'll take some more-recent photos today. I suspect that they weren't actually bred the first time Neville attempted (new job and all), so we're really looking at their second heat cycle as the lift-off date. No significant udder yet, swollen but not floppy vulva. First time, though-...
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    Waiting for first lambs: worse than being pregnant?

    Hey, all- we have a very small flock of Tunis here in rural NC. This December, we brought Neville the Ram home to breed our 2 girls, and according to the bright blue mating crayon, he was successful. They sure LOOK pregnant, but the date has passed for expected lambs from Ethyl. She appears to...
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    Hello from Silk Hope, NC

    Hello, all. I live on a small farm in Chatham county, NC- where we have chickens, turkeys, rabbits, pigs, and a tiny herd of beautiful Tunis sheep. I'm obsessively scouring the internet for info as I wait for our first lambs, so it seemed a good time to officially join. Nice to 'meet' y'all...
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