tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post6761450857824602449..comments2023-04-12T04:35:41.937-05:00Comments on RAMSAY FARMS: Round two of lambing begins in earnestEbonwald Cardiganshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749634503191909772noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-6608619623940607602009-04-21T09:01:00.000-05:002009-04-21T09:01:00.000-05:00She's BEAUTIFUL, Garrett!
This is NOT normal beha...She's BEAUTIFUL, Garrett!<br /><br />This is NOT normal behavior in first time BFL mothers. My ewe lambs are normally devoted mothers, touching and licking and talking to their lambs and reluctant to leave them even long enough to eat a bite of grain. I get such a kick out of watching them take the lamb out into the pasture for the first time; take two steps, stop and turn around, touch baby, take 3 steps, whirl around to look for baby again. Stop, nurse baby, you get the picture..... :^)Somerhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703268578406394942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-28701126112578435732009-04-21T03:05:00.000-05:002009-04-21T03:05:00.000-05:00She is a cutie, G, grats! Gimme a holler in the m...She is a cutie, G, grats! Gimme a holler in the morning again and give me an update :)North Star Shetlandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030305054292614053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-66007546267803658372009-04-20T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-20T21:44:00.000-05:00Hey Garrett, I am all worried about the little one...Hey Garrett, I am all worried about the little one now. Has momma accepted her yet. She is a cutie.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383214875457202545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-26419417937181477382009-04-20T20:55:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:55:00.000-05:00Congratulations Garrett! Woo-hoo, a BFL EWE lamb!...Congratulations Garrett! Woo-hoo, a BFL EWE lamb! She's a doll too. <br />I'm sure Kershope will come around to being an excellent mother as the hours go by. My two first timers last year took a while to get used to their lambs. Since I wasn't home when Rhyn lambed, I was just happy to see her talking to her little guy even though she didn't want to let him nurse until her bag got fuller. Keep up posted.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-61300537604401723282009-04-20T17:24:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:24:00.000-05:00Welcome back Garrett!
Well, after an overload of d...Welcome back Garrett!<br />Well, after an overload of doggies, I see you're quickly change gears to lambs again.<br />You hoped that BFL's would twin more than have singles? <br />So far here this year I've had 8 sets of triplets, 14 sets of twins, and 8 singles. The last 3 ewes will lamb this week, 1 will at least be twins, 1 that will single, and one ewe that has such a large frame that I cannot tell what her lamb count will be. <br />Typically if on 1st lambing momma if you give them some time for the 'hormones' to kick in they get the idea that, that little 4 legged thing under foot belongs there and she will settle down. Also, if you didn't see the birth, was it difficult, is she a big lamb (13-17 lbs?) I get more of a problem in the mixed colored litters, where one lamb is different and it is the opposite color of the mom and the other lambs.Brenda Lellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326272408415585516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738593840518763947.post-55839307692122034702009-04-20T16:44:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:44:00.000-05:00So your BFL rejected her lamb? That is common in B...So your BFL rejected her lamb? That is common in BFLs? Cute Shetland lamb!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586123852648939448noreply@blogger.com