#LAMBMETRICS for the day
Drysdale & English Leicester Flocks
Born today: 7
Total Lambs Born: 40
Drysdale lambs (live total): 25
English Leicester lambs (live total): 10
English Leicester X lambs (live total): 2
Total Sets of Twins born: 13
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Total ewe lambs: 18
Total ram lambs: 22
Ewes lambed /70: 27 (38.5 %)
Lamb % : 137 % [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 2
Losses: 3 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
Castledale & Merino Flocks
Born today: 2
Total Lambs Born: 36
MerinoX lambs (live total): 1
Castledale lambs (live total): 30
Total Sets of Twins born: 15
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Ewes lambed /62: 20 (31.1 %)
Lamb % : 155% [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 0
Losses: 4 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
NOTABLE MIDWIFERY TALES:
Today was just a whole big collection of Little Things that added up to keeping busy all day.
There was the Castledale ewe with ginormous teats that were too big for her lambs to suckle on.
The lambs are happily suckling now though. 🙂
And there was the Hermione Situation.
Yes, she was trying to steal a set of twins this morning. (She’s so predictable!) She ended up being separated by way of spending the day in the garden until her babies were delivered. This time around she need a bit of basic help. Both lambs are a good size. 🙂
