First time lambing question!

[Sheepshape]

Well done for the pics.! (NEVER easy) Thought of a career in Sheep Privates Photography?

Well....looks like both pregnant, Jill a bit further on than Stella, and both have a little time to go.

As first timers, they are unlikely to get the .shopping bags' that my older girls had.

keep us updated of developments.

 

[d farm]

I think they both hate to see me coming, they know they are going to be checked over! Lol. I actually got all those pictures by myself, they are the only two I have at the time so they get all my attention. Jack the ram didn’t get to stay here long, he was overly aggressive, him and my husband didn’t get along! Thanks for all the input! We will keep waiting! I think my husband is excited about babies too but just doesn’t want to admit it!

 

[d farm]

This sheep mom is so excited, I went out after work to feed and check my girls, and felt babies move. Someone told me to hug around the back hips and sure enough I felt movement! I even made my non-sheep loving husband come in the pasture and hug a sheep!

 

[Alaskan]

This sheep mom is so excited, I went out after work to feed and check my girls, and felt babies move. Someone told me to hug around the back hips and sure enough I felt movement! I even made my non-sheep loving husband come in the pasture and hug a sheep!

oh what fun! Family sheep hugging!

 

[Latestarter]

X2 Did hubby like his sheep hugs?

 

[Sheepshape]

I went out after work to feed and check my girls, and felt babies move.

Yes, you can often see them moving, too....especially on the regions of the belly with less wool. However....their guts are very 'mobile' and sometimes it's just gut peristalsis that you are feeling (beware of the huge burp and faceful of methane!)

Also....when they are at term it's difficult to get your arms around their huge girth, unless you have enormously long arms.

 

[d farm]

Yes, you can often see them moving, too....especially on the regions of the belly with less wool. However....their guts are very 'mobile' and sometimes it's just gut peristalsis that you are feeling (beware of the huge burp and faceful of methane!)

Also....when they are at term it's difficult to get your arms around their huge girth, unless you have enormously long arms.

I definitely felt kicks, I had tried before and probably felt what you are talking about, these where hard movements! I would love to be able to shear them but didn’t know if it would put to much stress on them and we are still having some cool weather! We shear ourselves since wool sheep are few are far between in our area, so it takes us a while to do one!

 

[Sheepshape]

I would love to be able to shear them

Leave them with their wool until they have pretty much weaned their lambs.

 

[d farm]

I love this website and all the people that help on here! I can look stuff up all day on the internet but so much better coming from sheep people! Thank you everyone!

 

[newgirl97]

I have nothing helpful to add, but i just wanted to say that I am very excited for you! Reading through your posts reminded me how excited I was for my first lambing!! (Although i’m Still excited every year!)

Your ewes are such beautiful girls!