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Thanks, I really do enjoy what I do!

We are very pleased with this cross. We had just a few last year but, all of the winter lambs are sired by Lamborghini as well as the lambs we are expecting from our 4 registered Suffolk ewe lambs in early April.

It was on the barn camera last evening.

Another advantage of having your barn Camera. She is so patient with her little lamb.

This lamb is quite the character, always into something and very curious!

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Thank you. She is being and excellent mom, her lambs are doing well.

They are quite curious. The oldest lamb was walking on her mother while the mother was laying down and the 2 older twins come up to us and will nibble on our fingers. We love watching them at this age.

@ they are so adorable!

Thanks, #14 had a set of twin ram lambs this morning, everyone is doing well. Roger found some broken fence yesterday, so we mended that today. We also vaccinated 2 white Dorper ewes that are due to lamb in about 5 weeks. Lots to do, but we enjoy it!

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Thanks, yes, they are doing well. The twins will go out into the big group tomorrow. We are so glad the weather is starting to get back to "normal" although, they say another polar plunge in early February. We will have to take what Mother Nature throws at us.

We do watch Lynn and Arnie from Ewetopia and we have adopted some of their techniques. In particular, when we built our mangers/bonding pens, we put in the "lamb caves". The lambs/kids really do seek out those areas and they are much warmer. We also like their stock. We imported 2 rams from them a year ago and Lamborghini, our Suffolk, is from them and he is the sire of the January/February lambs. I also am a retired veterinarian and have years of experience in farm practice. Through continued research in parasitology, they have found that routine deworming is not necessarily indicated and may even contribute to worms developing resistance to dewormers, which is a huge problem worldwide. We use the FAMACHA score/evaluation and only deworm when indicated. Anytime we are handling the animals for any reason (vaccinations, sorting, lambing, etc.) we check the FAMACHA. So far, we have yet to deworm any of the adult ewes and rams beyond their initial deworming (if indicated by fecal egg count exam). We check stools (fecal egg counts) on all new animals and, if indicated, will deworm those AND we do a 2 week follow up fecal egg count to make sure it has been effective. Young stock with diarrhea have a stool checked to see if there are worms, coccidia or other possible causes. We then treat specifically based upon a definitive diagnosis. Also, we deworm with a dewormer from each of the 3 families of wormers at the same dosing. This has shown to increase effectiveness of deworming up to 99%. We castrate our ram lambs that we are sure will go to market. We did not castrate our White Dorpers last year as we sold a few for breeding. We will likely leave our Suffolk rams intact as well for the same reason, potential sales as breeding rams. If left intact, the ram lambs could potentially breed the ewe lambs and/or the ewes as they can mature early. Also, some of our markets dock for ram lambs instead of wethers when they go through the auction. There is no advantage in leaving them intact. The testosterone does not kick in until about 4 or 5 months so there is no weight gain advantage, and, by that time, our lambs will be gone as we direct market most of our lambs to the consumer. They go to the consumer at about 80 to 90 pounds (3-4 months of age) live weight to produce a 35-to-45-pound carcass. Thanks for your comments and questions.

Good evening, and thanks for joining us! Lambing is my favorite time of year. We have about 35 ewes to lamb this year over the next few months. Good luck with your flock and let us know how you do!.

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Thanks, we are very pleased with how the harness worked. She is a first timer and a good mom so far and her twins are doing well.

Curious as to what might be the cause of a prolapse. Would positioning of the lambs or size be a reason for it?

There can be a number of reasons. About 1% of ewes will prolapse. Some causes can be excessive body condition (fat), which I don't think is the case here. Multiple lambs in utero (which she had); high fiber diets, especially containing root crops (she has hay and grain); limited exercise in housed ewes, which may apply here; lameness causing prolonged laying down, doesn't apply here; short docked tails, again, doesn't apply here. So, not sure of the cause but, suspect the large twins were a factor.

So that can be good news and perhaps she can be bred again next year. Her boys look to be nice lambs

Yes, she is doing well especially as a first time mom!

No, I thought she might just based on the size of her abdomen. We did not have them ultrasounded. If you ultrasound at 45 to 60 days pregnant, generally they can tell how many they will have.

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The brand name is "Ring". These are "stick up" cameras. There are battery operated and plug in types. We have the plug in. It requires internet service, and you download the app and use your phone. It works via bluetooth and I can monitor it anywhere I have internet service, even away from the farm. It works really well for us.

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Thanks! Cats are awesome moms!

Thanks Craig!

They are really a strong set of twins. They have done well all day long. So glad #21 had no problems delivering the lambs. She appears to be a good mom so far too.

Welcome, we hope you enjoy our channel.

We are getting really nice lambs from him. #21, the prolapse ewe, had large twin ram lambs unassisted this morning by Lamborghini. There will be a video.

So far so good! The prolapse ewe, #21, surprised us this morning with twin ram lambs! She didn't show any signs of labor last night at 11 when we went to bed. Got up this morning and she had lambed unassisted, harness intact, and both lambs standing and still wet. Mother Nature is amazing. New video upcoming.

It’s doing well so far.

Her tail is fine. She had some birth fluids on the outer hairs/wool that had frozen. The tail itself is normal, not frozen. She is doing great! She automatically seeks the heat of the brooder and sleeps comfortably there. She is nursing well and has normal stools.

Yes, all of this group of 9 (2 Jacob Sheep and 7 Ile de France ewes) are bred to Lamborghini. The Ile de France ewe lambs were bred to Lambert, our Ile de France ram and our 4 registered Suffolks are bred to Lamborghini. These last 2 groups will lamb late March and early/mid-April. The White Dorpers are bred to the White Dorper ram and will lamb late April/early May.

She is doing well, quiet so far. She is due on the 23rd, Thursday. Hopefully she waits.

Thanks, it is soooo nice to have the cameras!

She is doing ok, so far. It will be critical the next few days but, so far, so good!

Thanks. We buy mineral specifically formulated for the sheep. We take our own supplements.

Thanks, -8 here this morning (Monday)

Yes, they do eat more and we will try to keep warm!

@ just like us!! Please be careful outside and stay warm!

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At first glance, yes they do. If you look closer, they have different facial markings, Pearl's horns curve back (and she has 2) and Patsy has 4 horns, 2 curve forward towards her nose and the other 2 are very small and come out of her head just in front of her ears. You are right though; from a distance they look a lot alike!

Thanks and yes, we will be glad when she has lambed. I don't think any will deliver in this super cold weather stretch we are to have the next few days.

I may have had it too tight initially. I only loosened it a fraction and she seems more comfortable and still not straining. 🤞

Thanks, they are actually very comfortable with their wool coats. We will take precautions for the newborn lambs. We have heat lamps/brooders ready to use when they are born.

@@norwalfarm I am praying that all goes smoothly. 🙏🙏

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I am a retired veterinarian. I have had a lifelong dream to start a sheep farm so, we started it 2 years ago and are having a blast. Life is short, no one is guaranteed tomorrow so, we didn't wait, and we got to it!

@@norwalfarm I really admire you more and more. You can still show your shining side after retirement. You set goals without hesitation and move towards your dream. Finally, you did it.

@@norwalfarm Sir, which country are you from? The environment there is very good, very suitable for farms and breeding.

We are from the United States of America and we live in Wisconsin. Our home is about 20 miles from Lake Michigan. We love the rolling hills and all the 4 seasons.

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Yes, it is to be bitterly cold here when lambing starts so we are ready. We have heat lamp/brooders ready, and we installed 2 Ring cameras in the barn so we can check the ewes from the house anytime we need. This makes it nice so we don't have to go to the barn in the cold and also it does not disturb the ewes since we are not entering the barn. Thanks for you comment.

@@norwalfarm You have rich experience and you are a breeding expert, so your farm will be successful.🎉🎊

Thank you, we hope it will succeed.

@ You will definitely succeed. Your skills are your confidence.

Thanks Karen. So far she is doing well. She did some minor straining last evening, but I adjusted the harness a bit and she stopped. We are counting down to lambing day!

@ Glad you have the cameras up to help keep an eye on them, especially in this extreme cold weather.

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It is working well so far. She is eating and drinking and moving about in a normal fashion. She is due to lamb on the 23rd, hopefully all goes well. Our new barn cameras are working like a charm. We can check multiple times a day from the comfort of the house!

Thanks for your comment. She is not an alpaca, that is "Heidi" our guardian llama. We got her 2 years ago from Sugar River Llamas, near Madison, WI. She is an excellent guardian. She will be 15 years old this year. She is very friendly (once you have her caught).

Good morning, Craig. I really enjoy David's channel, especially since I am of Irish heritage. I tried to find Lynn and Arnie's video but couldn't. When I did a search for prolapse repair, David's came up. The ewe is doing great! We got the barn cameras up and working and she has been resting comfortably and eating. I like the camera because we are not alerting the sheep when we are checking them so, they are showing their actual behavior. Many times, they hear us coming in and stop what they are doing and look at us. I am cautiously optimistic about this ewe, we will see.

Thanks, we installed the barn cameras Sunday and they are working well. So, we can check them often without having to go to the barn!