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Loudness of the Lambs
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Adam Robertson
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:48:57 -0700
Our BlackBelly sheep have all lambed this spring. One of the ewes rejected a lamb (but kept its twin), so we have to bottle-feed this little girl for the next few weeks.
She is very vocal when she gets hungry
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Ema エマ
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:07:02 -0700
Please share how she‘s developing in the future :)
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Adam Robertson (9 months ago)
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Adam Robertson
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 07:44:26 -0700
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I think one of the students at my wife's school (she teaches at a small local school) will adopt this lamb. I will post some photos of the other lambs we have.
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Ema エマ (9 months ago)
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Waitman Gobble
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:52:15 -0700
Will that one be ready for Easter?
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Oliver
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 07:04:41 -0700
As some of you may know, I worked as a farmer for a few years. Among other things, we had 400 ewes and of course lots of lambs. There were always some that were not accepted by their mothers and had to be bottle-fed. A great job for trainees and students, these lambs always had the name Olaf, even the females
Olaf 1, Olaf 2 etc. They listened to the name (like dogs) and so you could always take all the Olafs for a little walk
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Adam Robertson (8 months ago)
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Adam Robertson
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 09:35:31 -0700
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Naming the lambs all Olaf is quite funny. We now have two little Olaf's we are bottle-feeding.
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Oliver (8 months ago)
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Waitman Gobble
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:09:50 -0700
There are many sheep around the Portugal property, i see the heard being "moved around" by a farmer. We are thinking of getting some sheep but don't have a "huge" land. Can sheep "hang out" on a few acres or do they need to roam?
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Adam Robertson
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:54:18 -0700
last edited: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:34:14 -0700
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Good to hear from you! I was wondering where you landed.
In answer to your question: Yes! Some people have two or three sheep that they keep in their yard until they are fat enough to slaughter. Plus, the sheep keep your grass and plants nicely trimmed, and are very easy to keep in fenced areas, unlike goats which constantly try to escape.
You will want at least two, as they need companions. You can probably buy a couple of those new lambs at the nearby farm for cheap and raise them for 6 months...although you have a young daughter, so slaughter-time might pose some challenges.
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