General Chat

oh, Val that's a shame.

Ive got veggie haggis. The other one contains lambs...and their bit's lol.

Marion

Hi Jude,

Sheep are 'moon' animals, they come into season when the light levels start to dim, normally between September - November time. They have a gestation period of 147 days.

Tina x

Sorry Sue never saw your reply.
sheeps head....oh,my :((( lol

I had an orphan lamb once - called him Baaaasil. lol And name or not, I got him with the intention of eating him.... and did. (aint I mean? lol)

Yes!!! lol

Val
I saw the news report....A terrble thing to happen.

I remember a time when we first lived here ( I'm not a native of these parts) when farmers lost alot of lambs because of harsh weather. They managed to save some by giving them little foil jackets to wear to keep out the cold and wet.
Rams locally 'go visiting' on November 5th now,so it will be a while before the Romney Marsh is covered with young lambs......a lovely sight as we drive to Sussex.

Lambing days are popular around here. Farms open for the day and visitors can go to watch the new lambs be born.

Gwyn

Sue, we have a goat, poppy and her sister died about two months ago. Chloe was given a good send off and is buried in the orchard.
I was mum to Parsley a ram, three years ago as he was the last of triplets and was rejected and he followed me everywhere. There was no way that I could eat him after having him in the utility room fighting to save him.
I will be a bit sad seeing the two going tomorrow but when they come back all jointed up, there is nothing like your own meat. I know they had a good life and were well fed so its nots so bad.
Will have at least one to bottle feed this year and that one will either be sold to a friend if a ram as they want to breed or if a ewe will swap with another friend so we have new breeding stock;
Luckily we do not depend on our sheep to make a living and we are able to enjoy the ones we have and let the older ones live out their lives in the orchard.

xx Jill