Lambing supplies

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Iodine applicators for small heritage sheep: a DIY solution

Iodine applicators for small heritage sheep: a DIY solution

Nothing we do to keep our sheep healthy is as basic and simple as putting iodine on every newborn Soay lamb’s navel. Just when the poor newborn is staggering around trying to figure out where on earth that udder and nipple are that it so urgently needs to find, the lamb’s moist umbilical is dragging […]

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Lamb Camp Day 2: It’s all about the lambs and how to “work” and enjoy them

Lamb Camp Day 2: It’s all about the lambs and how to “work” and enjoy them

For those of you who landed on this post looking for how to “work” a newborn lamb, or how a Soay ewe manages to nurse her first twin while the second one is coming out the birth canal and greeting the world, let me reassure you that you have not landed in an alien universe. […]

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Baby ear tags for Soay lambs: where to get them and why

Baby ear tags for Soay lambs: where to get them and why

February 2014 update: Dalton no longer sells Supersmall ear tags, alas! We have had such excellent experience with Supersmalls that we put in one final big order from their warehouse stock, enough to last us for several years. If you have used Supersmalls in the past and need more, you might check with Dalton to […]

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To tag or not to tag, that is the question for Soay sheep owners

To tag or not to tag, that is the question for Soay sheep owners

Answer?  Yes. End of post?  Not quite. In the world of pedigrees and registrations, identification is everything.  Paperwork listing a Soay sheep’s name and parentage is a great start and required for registration, but in the final analysis, ear tags (or tatoos or imbedded chips) are the only way to positively identify an animal, by […]

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Updating the lambing supply list: hand lotion for the Soay shepherd

Sooner or later Steve will have time to update the lambing supply list on the main part of our website, but for now, an important reminder to all new Soay owners about to go through lambing for the first time — be sure you have an ample supply of your favorite hand lotion on hand. […]

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Bedding for Soay lambs

Bedding for Soay lambs

With lambing fast upon us, we are reminded of a lively conversation on one of the Soay “chatlists” some time ago about what kind of bedding to put in the jugs, the lambing stalls, or whatever enclosed shelter areas are designated for lambing. Here’s one topic that is really easy to deal with, but worth […]

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