Welcome to our new blog 'Greenwell Farm Lambing Live'
Join us on our Dartmoor farm as we welcome this seasons lambs into the world, following the ups and downs of a busy lambing shed.
Things have been busy for the last couple of months; the cycle began in October when the ewes went to ram, they were then scanned in January to see how many lambs the expectant mums were carrying...
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| Ewes being scanned by ultrasound |
In February with a few cold months still ahead we started to give extra feed to the ewes so they could maintain their body weight as well as supporting the growth of the little ones, with March then seeing the ewes bought in from field and housed in our sheep shed ready for the births to begin...
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| Expectant mothers- some of our Whiteface Dartmoor ewes |
So with the maternity unit ready and the first few lambs already born, we welcome you to follow our progress as the farming year moves from winter to spring, and lambs start to play in the sunshine...
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