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Pebbles82 · 04-19-2019, 07:17 AM

Hi. No not yet

Last year's lambs are gimmer lambs - lambs that have finished weaning, but still not fully grown. I think they wait until they're two years old when they are gimmer shearlings, but will check with OH.

The ewe is back from the vets after being lambed and both are doing fine, but the Mother is ignoring the lamb as she had a traumatic birth. Hopefully she will come round - at the moment the lamb is resting in the sun and being tube fed.

Have a couple of photos from today. The ewe that lost a lamb had twins. One survived and she now has one of the triplets with it's lamb coat on. Although it is slightly gruesome I think it looks quite sweet in its lamb coat - you can tell which one has the lamb coat by the extra long tail and the little trouser legs!

Mother Ewe with her lamb and her adopted lamb

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The new born lamb in the sun (still a bit grungy looking!)

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04-19-2019, 07:17 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Lambing time Hi. No not yet Last year's lambs are gimmer lambs - lambs that have finished weaning, but still not fully grown. I think they wait until they're two years old when they are gimmer shearlings, but will check with OH. The ewe is back from the vets after being lambed and both are doing fine, but the Mother is ignoring the lamb as she had a traumatic birth. Hopefully she will come round - at the moment the lamb is resting in the sun and being tube fed. Have a couple of photos from today. The ewe that lost a lamb had twins. One survived and she now has one of the triplets with it's lamb coat on. Although it is slightly gruesome I think it looks quite sweet in its lamb coat - you can tell which one has the lamb coat by the extra long tail and the little trouser legs! Mother Ewe with her lamb and her adopted lamb Attachment 48217 Attachment 48218 Attachment 48219 Attachment 48220 The new born lamb in the sun (still a bit grungy looking!) Attachment 48216 Last edited by Pebbles82; 11-26-2022 at 05:26 PM.