It is time to take a peek inside and see what we can see.
We breed babies on our farm and lots of them.....today all the female sheep (ewes) have been mustered to the sheep yards for scanning.
It is going to be a big day....there are lots of ewes to check..... 2500.
We start work early.
The sheep yards are full of sheep ready and waiting for their appointment with the scanning man.
Once again the ewes must queue in line and wait patiently their turn.
They step up, and the man places the scanning piece under their tummies and....
The screen tells the scanning man whether the ewes are having one, two or no babies.
The ewes are split into different mobs depending on how many babies they are having.
The ewes having no babies are to be sold. This year very few have failed to get pregnant.
We are expecting lots of babies.....expected delivery day mid April through to late May.
We breed babies on our farm and lots of them.....today all the female sheep (ewes) have been mustered to the sheep yards for scanning.
It is going to be a big day....there are lots of ewes to check..... 2500.
We start work early.
The sheep yards are full of sheep ready and waiting for their appointment with the scanning man.
Once again the ewes must queue in line and wait patiently their turn.
They step up, and the man places the scanning piece under their tummies and....
PEEK - A -BOO.....we can see you!
The screen tells the scanning man whether the ewes are having one, two or no babies.
The ewes are split into different mobs depending on how many babies they are having.
The ewes having no babies are to be sold. This year very few have failed to get pregnant.
We are expecting lots of babies.....expected delivery day mid April through to late May.
Lots of babies is always exciting! But lots of work too I'mm sure :-)
ReplyDeleteI do love checking the ewes and their babies at lambing time. The midwife run can be lots of fun and quite a reality check!
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