#LAMBMETRICS for the day
Drysdale & English Leicester Flocks
Born today: 0
Total Lambs Born: 19
Drysdale lambs (live total): 12
English Leicester lambs (live total): 4
English Leicester X lambs (live total): 0
Total Sets of Twins born: 7
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Total ewe lambs: 11
Total ram lambs: 8
Ewes lambed /70: 12 (17.1 %)
Lamb % : 133 % [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 0
Losses: 3 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
Castledale & Merino Flocks
Born today: 2
Total Lambs Born: 9
Merino lambs (live total): 0
Castledale lambs (live total): 9
Total Sets of Twins born: 4
Total Sets of Triplets born: 0
Ewes lambed /62: 5 (8.1 %)
Lamb % : 180% [live]
Assisted/Dystocias: 0
Losses: 0 [lamb]; 0 [ewe]
NOTABLE MIDWIFERY TALES:
Just 1 set of Castledale twins born today. You’d think that they all would have taken advantage of the beautiful weather but no. Odds are they will wait until the rain comes..!!
Spent a fair bit of the day between chores like bottle feeding lambs and cleaning maternity/hospital pens.
Found 2 of the older lambs with wounds on their heads at first light and I know the fox wasn’t in there – one wound is definitely a peck. Grrrrr….. that means it was a “crow” (Australian Raven). They can be callous things. Even healthy animals can be at risk if they are in the mood. Those wounds go septic very very fast. One thing after another this year!
In all the to and fro I forgot to take new pics of the lambs.
I did manage to get a pic of the other shed “resident” though who was doing an inspection after my clean up. Not sure if she was impressed ….
Now I’m off to do another feed, another paddock inspection and then I get to have an early night as the Assistant Midwife is on night duty tonight. 😀