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You are here: Home / Blog / LambMetrics – 12th August 2020

LambMetrics – 12th August 2020

August 12, 2020 by Wendy Beer

#LAMBMETRICS for the day

Drysdale & English Leicester Flocks

Born today: 6
Total Lambs Born: 45
Drysdale lambs (live total): 22
English Leicester lambs (live total): 14
English Leicester X lambs (live total): 5
Total Sets of Twins born: 14
Total Sets of Triplets born: 1
Total ewe lambs: 25
Total ram lambs: 20
Ewes lambed /76: 29  (38.1 %)
Lamb % : 141 % [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 5
Losses: 4 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]

Notable Midwifery tales:

Checking the nooks and crannies of the paddocks on morning rounds. In the rain.
A maiden Drysdale ewe with her first lambs
Hermione’s triplets are doing well.
Hanging looooooow and trying to steal lambs is a good indicator of “nearly ready”
Only two in there?!?
Hazards of lamb photography!
Yay! The first lambs by the silver English Leicester ram!
*smooch*

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