13lizanne
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- Central Scotland
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- The Gym, + unkindness and rudeness
The wee darlings, under their heat lamp, just like human babies
will send some more tonight have to pick up granddaughter now.The wee darlings, under their heat lamp, just like human babies
Hi all, these pics were taken at Spout Farm Wheelton Chorley of new born lambs mother rejected them. Arlene xx
From what I can tell, it's not really known what prompts a ewe to reject a lamb in the first place, but if they have done it once they may do it with subsequent lambs, too. This may prompt a farmer to remove the ewe from his flock (one way or another!Gorgeous. Why do the mothers reject some lambs?!
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From what I can tell, it's not really known what prompts a ewe to reject a lamb in the first place, but if they have done it once they may do it with subsequent lambs, too. This may prompt a farmer to remove the ewe from his flock (one way or another!).
Some ewes giving birth to twins or triplets may accept one or more of the lambs and reject the others. Alternatively others are far more accommodating and can even be persuaded to accept an orphan lamb, especially if one of theirs has died and the orphan is carrying the scent of their own lamb.
Did you know that a lamb wiggles its tail as it's feeding to promote the intestines to secrete lactase, which is the enzyme which enables it to digest the lactose in the ewe's milk?
It's a funny business, nature....
Hi William have some more will post later if I get time 2 appointments today Diabetes nurse this morning and physio this afternoon .@amgrundy - Thanks for posting the pictures of the Lambs Arlene, they are so cute.
Not only do I dislike it, it gives me an asthma attack. I have to have the car windows closed and air on recirclate at this time of yearI really dislike the smell of rape
How did you get on, Arlene?Hi William have some more will post later if I get time 2 appointments today Diabetes nurse this morning and physio this afternoon .
Lovely picture. Your granddaughter is a proper little cutie!More lambs the little girl is my 3 yr old granddaughter at Spout Hall Farm Wheelton Chorley.
Hi William, I was surprised I thought she would have been frightened a bit but she was fine with them, going back this Sunday.@amgrundy - She is lovely your Granddaughter, was she ok Arlene? Some children get a little bit scared! I love Lambs - but they wouldn't make a good pet indoors
Hi William, I was surprised I thought she would have been frightened a bit but she was fine with them, going back this Sunday.
Hi debrasue, The appointment with the diabetic nurse yesterday didn't go to well, I am going to put a new post on here for everyone to read, I will head it Diabetic Nurse didn't Understand. hope you will read it as it will save me time of having to reply to everyone. Thank you for your friendly post.How did you get on, Arlene?
What a lovely picture Arlene, your granddaughter is such a cutie!More lambs the little girl is my 3 yr old granddaughter at Spout Hall Farm Wheelton Chorley.
Thank you Diamum xWhat a lovely picture Arlene, your granddaughter is such a cutie!
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