[Jacob-list] Lambing question

[Mary Hansson]

Joy and all,

I was around for the first several years of lambs born
at my place.  Fed am and had lambs evenly distributed
over every hour of the day without a significantly
increased hour.  There are some who say that ewes fed
in the am will lamb in the pm.....while ewes fed in
the pm will lamb in the am.  Ewes seem to be like
people----have the kids when they get good and ready
to come.

Another old wives tale.....lambs will be born in the
storm or in a low.  RARELY have lambs been born here
at the place during an approaching or occurring storm.
 In fact, I can only recall being out in the barn
during ONE snow/thunder event in 10 years of lambs. 
My ewes may just be gracious, but I doubt it.

Mary Ellen
--- "Joy Thomas, SonRise Farm"
<shepherdofspots at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've heard several say they went to the barn in the
> morning to find new lambs. My ewes have almost
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> lambed mid-day. 
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> I live in NC.
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> Does where you live determine the time of day for
> lambing? Is it random?
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> Read once that it depending upon what time of day
> you
> fed -- I feed usually at night.
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> Eager to hear what others think about this.
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> Joy
> (who is eagerly awaiting our first lamb of 2005!)
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Mary Ellen Hansson, MEd, RD, LDN
ISeeSpots Farm
Jacob Sheep:  Lambs, adults, wool
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