Lambing

Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn’t do

Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn’t do

The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...

January 31, 2016
‘Three key metabolic diseases sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks’

‘Three key metabolic diseases sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks’

There are three key metabolic diseases that sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks, according to Tommy Heffernan....

January 21, 2016
Six illnesses to look out for in your ewes in late pregnancy and lambing time

Six illnesses to look out for in your ewes in late pregnancy and lambing time

The busiest period on Irish sheep farms is just around the corner, and according to the AHDB’s Reducing lamb losses for Better...

January 1, 2016
Two sets of quadruplet lambs for Kerry farmer

Two sets of quadruplet lambs for Kerry farmer

A Kerry farmer who is in the middle of lambing has an extra few lambs on his farm after two...

March 19, 2015
Managing lambs in the peak lambing week

Managing lambs in the peak lambing week

Traditionally, St Patrick’s week is the peak time for lambing and Teagasc recently reported that ewes have scanned well this year with...

March 17, 2015
‘Herman the Monster’ lamb nearly breaks the scales and record books

‘Herman the Monster’ lamb nearly breaks the scales and record books

A pedigree Suffolk ram lamb in Northern Ireland almost broke the scales recently when it weighed in at a whopping...

February 23, 2015
Five legged ewe gives birth to…..

Five legged ewe gives birth to…..

Back in 2013 the Whitehouse Farm in Northumberland had the surprise of a five legged lamb being born. And, two...

February 21, 2015