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to send my sheep to hospital to be induced

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derxa · 17/05/2016 12:51

For 3 days now not one of the buggers has given birth. They just lie there in their pregnant splendour. Not even bothering to get up and eat. I tootle round them on the quad bike every 2 hours. Not a sausage.

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derxa · 18/05/2016 11:53

I'll do cute closeups later new to image posting Blush

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DramaAlpaca · 18/05/2016 12:21

Gorgeous photo!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 18/05/2016 12:29

Awwwwwwwwwww.

cozietoesie · 18/05/2016 12:38

Great photo. Smile

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derxa · 18/05/2016 13:12

aw

to send my sheep to hospital to be induced
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derxa · 18/05/2016 13:13

pet lambs

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cozietoesie · 18/05/2016 14:30

Big bairns. Smile How old are they?

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derxa · 18/05/2016 14:34

About 2 weeks old

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cozietoesie · 18/05/2016 14:36

They're doing very well from the look of them. Do they call to you as to their Mum yet? Smile

minipie · 18/05/2016 14:48

Oh I love lambs! the little electrocuted jumps they do are adorable. Thanks for the photos OP

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derxa · 18/05/2016 14:49

Ds looks after them. They're on a lamb feeder now. DS who's a big softy and was feeding by bottle was their mum for a while but G. discourages 'humanising' Grin Although he probably gives them a cuddle on the quiet.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 18/05/2016 14:56

Here for the pictures; not disappointed. So cute!

cozietoesie · 18/05/2016 16:35

Are they his first pet lambs?

A bit of emotional distance might be no bad thing.

ewanthedreamsheep · 18/05/2016 16:41

I've had an induction (and i'm a sheep); it was awful.

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derxa · 18/05/2016 16:43

I've had an induction (and i'm a sheep); it was awful Flowers Grin

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hollinhurst84 · 18/05/2016 17:33

SIX weeks overdue one of the horses went. I nearly force fed her curry. It didn't help she kept looking at her belly like "ooh was that a twinge?" And then lying down to sleep. For SIX weeks
And yes, it was a boy Hmm

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derxa · 18/05/2016 17:59

hollin Grin

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hollinhurst84 · 18/05/2016 18:12

They do this every year. Until the humans are hallucinating and peering at the CCTV "is that a foal? Nope it's a bucket"
This year I sent a text saying "looks uncomfortable" at 22.55. I blinked once at 23.03 and she had foaled
The one that went SIX weeks (we have to type it in capitals) over looked like a hippo, she couldn't get up and down without needing a run up at it

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derxa · 18/05/2016 18:14

Buggers!

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Addictedtohotbaths1 · 18/05/2016 18:16

When I first read this I thought this was actually a thing, inducing over due sheep at some kind of animal hospital...

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derxa · 18/05/2016 18:25

When I first read this I thought this was actually a thing, inducing over due sheep at some kind of animal hospital...
Well you're not wrong. You can get the vet to induce labour if the ewe is in distress with Twin Lamb Disease. He/she. would come out to the animal though

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derxa · 18/05/2016 18:26

Vets will also do Caesarians.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 18/05/2016 18:30

Are there any more babies due

monkeyfacegrace · 18/05/2016 18:31

I've got 2 orphans in my lounge as we speak.

Not sure how that happened HmmGrin

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WellErrr · 18/05/2016 18:33

hollin I remember being on foal watch once and went out to the field to check the two mares - not due for a fortnight but that morning one had started to wax up ever so slightly.
So I saw them at 5pm - grazing, happy, relaxed.
Took the dogs out for 15 mins, came back and a foal was trying to get up. I shit you not. I nearly fell down.