The Poultry Keeper

debcat · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: trudiewoo

She popped at about 4am this morning
she actually cleaned them both this time and had fed one before nonie spotted her.

She'd left them in different parts of the field and was sitting near one Confused

so there we where at 5am searching for a lamb in 5 acres of field, she wasn't that far away from it - normally she runs a mile

since being shut in the barn she has been feeding both of them voluntarily which is a first Very Happy

got my fingers and everything else crossed that she will still like them both tomorrow

for the newbies here, trudie is my 5yr old pet sheep who is the most hopeless mother in the world - she was bottlefed and thinks all lambs should have bottles

just got 5 more of mine to go and 58 of the OH's Rolling Eyes

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject:

And the pics are ....? Glad to here she seems to have finally got the hang of motherhood!

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2128 Location: North Cornwall

I just cant believe a whole year has gone by since we were waiting for her last time.
Perhaps shes realized at last what shes supposed to do as a mum and you can have an easy time watching the 2 little lambs grow. What a clever girl Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject:

it's only taken 4 lambings for her to work it out Rolling Eyes

waiting for her daughter to pop now, she's another bottlefed that trudie hated on sight
something tells me she's going to be like her mother Confused

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis

and peanut she'll forget that she had them Rolling Eyes

the worse ones over with now Wink

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2478 Location: South Cumbria

hope things are not as bad as you are expecting, bottle fed lambs are so so stupid, though I did try to persuade OH to ley me have just 2 for the freezer but no way so good job Harry will supply me Wink

debcat · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

one of the gimmers has turned out to be a brilliant mum,
she'll be the friendliest lamb that hasn't been bottlefed though Rolling Eyes

Suz, if peanut is bad I'm blaming you Wink

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis

oh poor girl she has a learning problem because of the ccn Wink

she'll be alright if she remembers Wink

manic nonie · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:59 am Post subject:

and doesn't run , nah she'll just need time. dumpling is massive milkmaid

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis

quads there then Wink

debcat · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

dumpling isn't massive anymore Rolling Eyes

and it was only 2 Laughing

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis