Trish Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Glad to hear you've got to the bottom of it Lesley and that it's something you can protect the others against Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Funnily enough , we were discussing poor Trude on the way home with the vaccine We managed to round them up eventually - usual farce when there are only two of you, and a dog that wants to play with the sheep We did turn them - carefully - and used the under arm area. The good news is that three of the four who were with the ram appear to be pregnant, so I hope we didn't harm them The choice appears to be turn and vaccinate or dead from a clostridial disease......... As they all looked well, we didn't bother with the penicillin, just the vaccine. Ours are neither tame nor wild. The two which were tame are the ones which have died. I notice you had yours scanned Alex - is it expensive when you only have a few sheep? - we assumed it was but never checked.... Have you had any more arrivals yet? - I missed where you said you'd had a little arrival late at night/early in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Lesley, could you get a dopler moniter? I have no idea how much they cost, but I used to use one as a Midwife to check the foetal heart rate, it would mean getting hold of the sheep first but you would hear if there were was a maternal beat and a different sound from a lamb (or lambs ) Just a thought Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisdog Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Lesley I notice you had yours scanned Alex - is it expensive when you only have a few sheep? - we assumed it was but never checked.... Unfortunately it is disproportionately expensive with just a few, like so much other stuff seems to be. We've only scanned twice, when we have failed to raddle the rams (once because he was wild and we couldn't catch him and this last time, because we weren't planning to breed but the ram lambs kept escaping into the ewes' field!). Anyway we paid about £35 two years ago to have three done, and £60 this time to have thirteen scanned. Both occasions this was the minimum callout fee and would have covered loads more being done too. The years we have had it done have been great because you know whether the ewe has done lambing after producing one, or if there's another one on its way, as well as knowing which ewes to feed up. Have you had any more arrivals yet? - I missed where you said you'd had a little arrival late at night/early in the morning! Cool Just one more so far, they seem reluctant to put in an appearance, must be the cold weather! Dot's Lamb I guess yours aren't due for another two weeks or so are they, hopefully it'll be better weather by then! Cheers Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hmmmmmm - that's why we chose to lamb in May last year......April was glorious....... and May was wet and windy You have a little black lamb! - I'm so envious! We're hoping that Skye's daughter may have a black lamb. Skye was all black and the only black one we have left is old now........and she's going grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMO Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Lesley - we missed Wellesbourne's Spring Show!! It was on Saturday so I went to see what the competition would have been. OH reckons my lemon drizzle cake would have won hands down - the winning entry did look rather pale inside with a dark [burnt) top. I'll keep a better eye out for the next one so we can clean up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 - they obviously don't advertise very well? Next year....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMO Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 - they obviously don't advertise very well? Next year....... WILL be our year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Sorry to hear about that Lesley. Give me a bell if you ever need a hand catching the girls - I need the exercise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 New piggies today!!!!! These are all from the same litter - a Berkshire / Large White cross Found the food! The Pig Dance! What's all this green stuff? - first time out. The little spotty one was runt of the litter - she's mine!! We only went for 6 piglets but this was a litter of 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely pictures Lesley, they are so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They are sooooo cute How long before they go of to the abattoir? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Awwwww how cute I love the little one - she is gorgeous will she always be smaller than the rest? or will she eventually catch up? (sorry I dont know much about piggles, its probably a daft question ) cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Beautiful....my hubby is sitting with his lip out because he is desperate for piggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They are lovely I would love to keep pigs. Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They are sooo gorgeous Lesley. I love the way that the little spotty one is biting the other's ear! Can we pop in to see them on the way back from market on Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They look lovely Lesley. Nice to see you today in our tellytubby outfits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They are gorgeous, Lesley. Congratulations on the new arrivals . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Congratulations Lesley. They are lovely....especially the little spotty one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They look lovely Lesley. Nice to see you today in our tellytubby outfits! Im not sure that I really want an explanation for that statement martin cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They look lovely Lesley. Nice to see you today in our tellytubby outfits! Im not sure that I really want an explanation for that statement martin cathy x Bee keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They look lovely Lesley. Nice to see you today in our tellytubby outfits! Im not sure that I really want an explanation for that statement martin cathy x Bee keeping oh how boring I expected a much more interesting explanation than that (cant you make something up ) cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Sorry, no Did you see the picture of Martin in his 'tellytubbie suit' on his blog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 oh, no I shall go and have a look, cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Just looked at Martins blog he looks really professional doesnt he I love the idea of bee keeping, but I think I would be scared I hope that everyone has a lot more luck with bees this year than they did last year. happy Beeeeeeeee keeeeeeeping people cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
