Latest on lambing the Hill Radnor sheep

raising animals can bring real moments of joy, these are our first lambs born this week, a ewe and ram lamb, both doing well. Gave me a big lift seeing them both in the field they needed no intervention and were both standing and suckling in minutes, All I had to do was Iodine the umbilical cord and leave them with the ewe to bond for a while.

They have since been put out in the field away from the expectant ewes and are growing well.
The next day we had a ewe produce to dead lambs, its heart breaking to see her lying next to her dead lambs and defending them from the dog or me. In the past we have removed dead lambs quickly but this seems to cause distress to the ewe as she calls for her lost lamb. This time left her with them until the morning and she seemed a lot less stressed with no frantic calling and searching.
A sad sight, the ewe was very thin and didn't put any condition on despite extra feeding, the vet thinks she may have detached the placenta early due to her poor condition, we have yet to find out why the ewe is so thin.

The rest of lambing has stalled ewes are getting fatter but not producing any more as yet.