Helly Welly Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Any one of those piccies could be used as a Christmas card, i'd buy them! Another money-making venture for you Lesley. All the picturs are gorgeous, we only had a little bit of snow and it was gone by lunchtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 - thank you! Are you sure they're in focus? - I can't see well enough these days and so I use my camera as a point and shoot! All that snow had gone by lunchtime as well - I'm so glad we got up at 7am. We had set the alarm for 8.30 to have a lie-in Today it is like a summer's day out here - T Shirt weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Today it is like a summer's day out here - T Shirt weather. Ditto here...although it was sleeting this morning at 10ish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 We have a poorly sheep - we think it might be twin lamb syndrome We've made her comfortable and Carl has given her 5ml of penicillin. I'm waiting for the Vet now.The problem with only being a hobby farmer is that we have to wait because the bigger farmers depend on their lambs....... and we don't. As we had a sheep die a few weeks ago then we will have to have a PM if this one dies so that we can sort out any potential problems. Poor little Isla - she's only 2 years old, the same as Keira who died earlier. The three older ewes are still strolling around, eating everything in sight We are so close to lambing time - 3 - 15 May - and we were so looking forward to having tiny lambs around again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 so sorry to hear you've got a poorly sheep Lesley Hope the vet can come soon and help I love sheep (really want some of my own) so they hold a very special place in my heart fingers crossed everything will be OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh I hope its something innocent and she perks up. I have never heard o twin lamb til the other day when someone posted this http://forum.rivercottage.net/viewtopic.php?t=29701&highlight=twin on RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 I had read about it - we weren't sure with the last sheep who died but there were no other symptoms so we assumed that's what she had. The timing would have just about been right - in the 6 weeks up to lambing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Fingers crossed for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 She's died - all my oomph has gone. We'll take her to the VLA for a post mortem to see whether there is anything we can do for the remaining ewes. Oh no! - that means finding a Sheep Movement form - and I think we might have run out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh no Lesley, I'm so sorry. What a disappointment for you I hope you can find out what has gone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 So sorry Lesley. What a bitter disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'm so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sorry to hear about Isla, poor thing and poor you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 That is bad news Some sheep are more prone to this than others and yours as Shetlands are more prone They just seem to go off their concentrates and stop eating at all hardy hill breeds are a nightmare for it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh I'm sorry. I hope the pm finds out what happened and that its something inncoent (ie not contagious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 So sorry to hear Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Lesley I am so sorry to hear your poorly sheep died. What a rotten thing. Lots of extra special hugs to you and Carl xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh Lesley, I'm so sorry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh I'm so sorry Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh Lesley, I'm really sorry to hear about your sheep. No wonder all your oomph has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 So sorry to hear about poor Isla Lesley...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 We took her to the VLA which is in a village on the other side of Stratford. We had to give lots of history and info to the State Vet. and fill lots of forms in. If it is something obvious then we may know this evening or tomorrow. If it is not clear then they will have to do more tests and wait a while. We're back down to 6 ewes - 4 of which may be pregnant. We've moved them over to a different paddock just in case. Interesting that they may be prone to TLD Louise. We must have been lucky last year as we didn't really have any problems with them. We've been told by all sheep farmers we've met since moving here that sheep have only one aim in life....and that is to die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sorry to hear of your news Lesley. It is so disheartening isn't it? We had a "borrowed" herd of sheep when we first moved here, thinking it was something we may like to have at some stage. How wrong we were! I can correct you: Sheep have TWO aims in life: One is to escape, the second is to die..... . Fingers crossed the verdict is nice and simple on cause of death. Big hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 So Sorry Lesley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sorry to hear this - how sad when you've been looking forward to the lambs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
