I just help hubby now, who has been a shepherd for the best part of his life, and so even though there are definite stresses and disasters he is the main one to deal with them. However, next year I will have my own flock of pedigree Swales ... so no doubt I will find it a more trying time then - as you want everything to live and do well, and it doesn't always work like that - esp where sheep are concerned!

Sorry to hear you lost your twin Great mum and other lamb are doing well. What breed do you keep?

I would have thought most of the Cornish bred lambs would be pretty big by now? What time of year do your farmers start down there Rune? I would guess around Jan?

Yes - that would be perfect Louie could learn that geese and other birds are not friends! Mace could do a spot of sheep herding and the cresties can keep the lambs warm And Ozzy can do his whining thing

Count me in for next year then I used to work on a farm, only two weeks for experience but they had chickens, goats, pigs and dogs - no sheep..

Awe the lambs are sooo cute! I grew up in Cattle Country (Alberta Beef Baby!!!) and so grew up with Calves not Lambs, but neighbours of my Grandma's (about 10 miles away) had a hobby farm and flock... I was always so facinated by the lambs! they also had peacocks! But nothing cuter than a baby Hereford, IMO! I spent alot of time with a purebred herd of Herefords!

I remember one calf that was born with crooked legs, so was in the barn with splints on, we got to play with him whenever we wanted, his Momma was perfectly ok with that.

I have Suffolks Moobli , I like the look of your Black faces though havent seen them over here and the Swales look really interesting as well.
The swiss normande which is where I am isnt really good sheep country so there arent many flocks around mainly all cows.

I am now having to bottle feed tiny as she hasnt got enough suck to get milk from mum (we are milking mum and tiny is still with her) hopefully in a couple of days she will get there.

My father in law has Suffolks, and we will be inheriting those as well when he retires I like Suffolks, but not sure how they will cope with living in upland Scotland They will have to be pampered a bit more than the Blackies and Swales I think

Aww shame about the tiny lamb - hope she survives.

Did anyone see last nights when they had the Border Collie out with the sheep? That has to be the weirdest BC I've ever seen in my life and I've seen a fair few!

Thanks, she is doing OK today
We do get it quite cold here in the winters -12 often and maybe as cold as -18 and the Suffolks have stayed out in all the snow the last two winters, so they ar'nt too bad but they (or at least mine ) do seem to have problems lambing. A friend of mine kept a few sheep (mixed race) for about 10 years and never once did she have to help, me every year so far .

There are a few collies that look a bit like the dog on the LL programme, which all go back to quite a famous Lake District dog. Not my cup of tea at all ... looks or working "ability/potential"

aw I liked the wee collie - another good one tonight was good to learn about the wool and see the cow having the c-section!