Redwing Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 After a great deal of struggling in late pregnancy one of our ewes Hetty has had twin lambs We have one girl and one boy and made the instant mistake of naming them Hetty waited till we were both there yesterday to have her lambs and we watched the whole thing, we felt with a few moments and a few moments but mainly Hetty is still struggling (she has a cyst on her windpipe) but is much improved without the burden of lambs inside her The female lamb is doing well, the male is struggling and hasnt suckled yet so is being fed by tube until he gets enough strength to copy his sister, he has had a few bottles but multiple changes of clothes on my part would indicate that this isnt as sucessful as the tube I've had a lot of sleepless nights this last week trudging to our field in the cold, dark and rain - I hope and pray that Penny who is next to have lambs will be an awful lot easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Congratulations Lets hope the boy improves and Hetty as well. Are these your first (so to speak )? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well done Hetty. Fingers crossed that mother and babies continue to thrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Congratulations Lets hope the boy improves and Hetty as well. Are these your first (so to speak )? Yes these are our first lambs We didnt feel we knew enough to try lambing last year so left it till this year ...on reflection we still dont know enough! Its been a steep learning curve for me this last week, I've injected, drenched and stuck my hands all sorts of places this week and poor Hetty has coped with it all just throwing me the odd annoyed look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Congratulations. Fingers crossed for the boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Oh my goodness, Tasha, congratulations! It's just like you've turned into Tasha Herriott, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 A feed bucket makes a cosy bed apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Sooo sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well done Tasha and Mummy sheep You are down for the poultry club minutes in apologies - lambing imminent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Oh they are sooo sweet,hope they continue to do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 They are gorgeous Tasha, well done to all concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Lovely pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Great photos - well done Mummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Awwwwwwwwwww, so cute! I especially love the photo of the lamb in the bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Congratulations - I hope the little ram lamb is a bit better today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Well done Tasha! Know how much time you spent up there and how worried you were! Well done to Hetty and to PR + T for making it! Hopefully the next lambing will be better ... its all learning. Be fine for next year Hope they're better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Bless their socks So cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Lovely pictures - congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Awww, so sweet . Congratulations . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
