Lambing pictures from last week

[spacehopper]

Last week we were up in scotland helping with the lambing.
My three year old thought it was marvellous and now tells everyone we meet that "Mummy puts her hand up sheeps bottoms"  :o Which is all very well if I'm there to explain but I didn't half get some funny looks when i picked him up from nursery! ::)

[spacehopper]

[Deb P]

Fab! Super photos, looks like you had a very productive time!

I shouldn't worry about the kids comments, I'm a midwife, so my kids could say worse........!! ;D :-[

[spacehopper]

Fab! Super photos, looks like you had a very productive time!

I shouldn't worry about the kids comments, I'm a midwife, so my kids could say worse........!! ;D :-[

I'm trying to have a career  change  at the moment...to midwifery! Am doing an OU course to meet the 'studied in the last three years' entry requirements. Had no idea it was so competitive to get a place, not that that (or anything) will put me off.  :)

[Deb P]

Good on you! Best job in the world IMHO (albeit bl**dy hard work), but of course I am biased..... ;D

[emmy1978]

Midwives are amazing.  :-*

[theothermarg]

bit off lambs but it reminded me of the time son told playgroup he saw where he came out of mummy, it was a ceaser(sp? ) scar
marg

[Deb P]

bit off lambs but it reminded me of the time son told playgroup he saw where he came out of mummy, it was a ceaser(sp? ) scar
marg

Sorry, I know this is off the thread, but I still vividly remember taking my then 3 year old daughter onto the labour ward where I work when heavily pregnant with my son.

Meeting up with another midwife she knew, she was asked if she was looking forward to having a baby brother or sister. She replied 'Oh yes, Mummy is going to push the baby out like this (proceeds to squat and demonstrate with loud pushing noises) and when the baby comes out , she going to feed it with her nip**es!

My friend, to give her her due remained completely straight faced and said, 'Well, I should think so too...!! You can tell you're a midwifes daughter can't you!'

Of course now she is 13 we are duty bound to remind her of this from time to time.... ;D

[flower]

was only yesterday we watched  a farmer bless try to save a lamb one was born dead other he had to literal up to the elbow to bring it out
kinda sad
cos last yr we watched from same place and the  sheep popped em out he looked across and smiled and shook his head and i felt for the bloke i really did :'(

[spacehopper]

Warning - don't read any further if you are squemish.

Yep, it goes with the territory I'm afraid. There are always a fair few deaths of both lambs and ewes. For example, there was one ewe who had been pushing for a while and then stopped, which always needs investigating. The first lamb was presenting properly (feet and head forwards) and came out fine with a bit of traction, was a bit dopey but came right fairly quickly. The second one was more difficult to get out and was dead, white tongue so probably dead for around 24 - 48 hours. You could smell the third one before it came out. It's internal organs had developed outside its body, it had been dead a while. The ewe was given penicillin and was fine. A pet lamb was twinned on immediately and was accepted. I've been brought up with it so it just seems normal to me I guess.  :-\

[Deb P]

Goes with the territory doesn't it; should stand you in good stead for midwifery as well, which also has its far less spoken about sad side.

[norfolklass]

I knew twin lambs were fairly common but triplets?! that must be pretty rare!
(pardon my ignorance if I'm talking rubbish, my only epxerience of farmy things is reading James Herriot books when I was young â€" wanted to be a vet but didn't quite have the brains for it ::))

if a ewe has 3 lambs can she feed them or does one have to be fostered by another ewe?

[lorna]

Brilliant pics, thanks for posting them. Haven't had experience with lambing, although we kept a few sheep. However I have spent many a night sitting up waiting for a sow or gilt to farrow. A great feeling when all turns out well but sad when things go wrong.
Lorna.