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Lambs in November

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Liz

Liz Report 15 Nov 2009 16:09

I did wonder if I was hallucinating yesterday when we drove past a field with lots of very small lambs in it - but they were there again today!

I thought lambs were born in late Winter / Spring?

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon)

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) Report 15 Nov 2009 17:03

Don't worry, you're not going mad Liz, there are lambs that are born in November.

When I lived in North Devon, the farming parents of a friend of mine had sheep & they gave birth in November. Not all lambs are born in the spring.

Angela

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 15 Nov 2009 19:45

Depends a lot on when the ram is put in with the sheep, and when the farmer needs the meat.

Helen1959

Helen1959 Report 15 Nov 2009 21:22

There was a picture in the paper the other day of some baby ducklings swimming in a sink. They too had been hatched early.

To see a picture and the report got to

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1227395/Most-people-ducks-bath--lot-arent-rubber.html

Carol in Rochester, New York

Carol in Rochester, New York Report 15 Nov 2009 21:41

Hi Liz, Glad you posted this cos I thought England had switched the seasons (instead of the clocks) when I saw 11 fuzzy ducklings swimming with their Mum in the river in Bourton on the Water 3 weeks ago. It was quite cold that day too. lol