Lots happening at Norwal. Happy to see the lambing season is done and you can move forward with the new group. Hope plans for Lily will work and your able to capture her and bring her home. We will have her in our thoughts. I know how worried you both are.
That is so sad about Lily. I hope she finds her way home or someone finds you and lets you know where she is. Hoping for the best. (I wrote this before I saw the end of the video.) I'm not a fan of ewes with four quarters. The argument I was always taught is that milking four quarters significantly increases the risk of mastitis. I have no idea if that's true or not. It's just what I was told as a kid. I know that seems like a really low lambing percentage, but it's perfectly acceptable when they are entirely first-time lambers. It will go up next year--hopefully around 150% or better.
Thanks Craig. We are checking the feeder daily to monitor if there is activity. The feeder is at the gentleman's property where he has seen her. Once she routinely is feeding, then we will set a live trap and hopefully catch her.
It is more common than you might think but usually only 2 of them produce milk. This is the first one I have seen that actually had a milk gland for each nipple. I'm sure it has occurred before, but I have not seen it.
Lots happening at Norwal. Happy to see the lambing season is done and you can move forward with the new group. Hope plans for Lily will work and your able to capture her and bring her home. We will have her in our thoughts. I know how worried you both are.
Thanks Louise. We are hopeful. We'll keep everyone updated.
That is so sad about Lily. I hope she finds her way home or someone finds you and lets you know where she is. Hoping for the best. (I wrote this before I saw the end of the video.)
I'm not a fan of ewes with four quarters. The argument I was always taught is that milking four quarters significantly increases the risk of mastitis. I have no idea if that's true or not. It's just what I was told as a kid.
I know that seems like a really low lambing percentage, but it's perfectly acceptable when they are entirely first-time lambers. It will go up next year--hopefully around 150% or better.
Thanks Craig. We are checking the feeder daily to monitor if there is activity. The feeder is at the gentleman's property where he has seen her. Once she routinely is feeding, then we will set a live trap and hopefully catch her.
It must be rare to have a sheep with 4 nipples.
It is more common than you might think but usually only 2 of them produce milk. This is the first one I have seen that actually had a milk gland for each nipple. I'm sure it has occurred before, but I have not seen it.