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New lambs taking a drink

New born twins

Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5. The ewe remains with her lambs whilst they are given a quick health check and key information recorded.

A trial in 2018 of moving ewes onto high nutrition plantain paddocks

Bulky perennial grass tussocks provide protection from wind for new lambs

Twin lambs sit amongst grass tussocks

New born lambs at sunrise

Lambs growing up prefer their own company to their mothers’

Lambs sitting together surrounded by frosty grass

A lamb sits on its mother’s back to avoid the frosty grass

In 2018 a number of 7kg lambs were born

Lambs that are partly rejected by mothers quickly learn to approach the udder from behind the ewe

Ewes and lambs

New born lambs on a frosty morning

Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5 – the ewe stays near the lambs even with a person nearby

New born lambs are protected from frost even by relatively small tussocks of grass.

New lambs, one sucking the other’s ear

Lamb and ewe on a frosty morning

Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5 – the ewe stays near the lambs even with a person nearby

Moffitts Farm Wiltipoll ewes and lambs

Ewes with new lambs graze a paddock planted with plantain for higher nutrition. Trees provide a windbreak and protection for lambs

New born lambs are protected from frost even by relatively small tussocks of grass.

New born lambs on a frosty morning

Netting against the fence ensures lambs don’t inadvertently end up in wrong place

New lambs, one sucking the other’s ear

New lambs taking a drink

Maternal behaviour score 5 out of 5. The ewe remains with her lambs whilst they are given a quick health check and key information recorded.

New born twins

Bulky perennial grass tussocks provide protection from wind for new lambs

A trial in 2018 of moving ewes onto high nutrition plantain paddocks

This paddock provides a mix of plantain pasture and tree and perennial grass cover for protection from wind

New born lambs at sunrise

Lambs growing up prefer their own company to their mothers’

Lambs sitting together surrounded by frosty grass

A lamb sits on its mother’s back to avoid the frosty grass

Large bulky pernnial grass tussocks provides good shelter for new born lambs

Sleeping