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[sbennett]

I put out hay and grain about 8:30 am and hay again at 4:30pm. ALL of the 
births this year have been daytime births. I check my ewes at 7:15am 
(after I drive the kids to the school bus). Only missed 1 birth - she was 
cleaning twins at 7:15. 

Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre

>What is your secret for mid-day births?  Do you grain at a certain time
>to try to influence lambing time?  Or are you just plain lucky????   Our
>girls always lamb in the dark of night, and if I get up every 2 hrs. to
>check, they still manage to pull it off when I'm not there!!!  They are
>equally discreet about breeding - they don't like an audience - the ram
>chases them around but the ewes don't stand until they are sure no human
>eyes will see!!  
> 
>Sue
>Stonecroft