Lambing supplies

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Lambing Cards, the Ovine Hybrid of Baseball Cards and Scorecards

Lambing Cards, the Ovine Hybrid of Baseball Cards and Scorecards

For generations before the internet replaced paper, boys happily frittered away countless hours on baseball cards, memorizing statistics and honing their negotiation skills.  At the same time, if they were lucky, they were introduced by their grandfathers, as Steve was, to the insanely arcane world of scorecards, meticulously recording the details of a game with their stubby […]

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More about the Soay sheep lamb kit: Iodine

Dousing a newborn lamb’s umbilical cord in iodine as soon as possible after birth is an inexpensive way to guard against infection. After a few weeks when our lambs go back out into the pasture, they have to fend for themselves as far as scrapes and cuts go; it is not cost-effective to treat them […]

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Soay Sheep Lambing 101:  the Kit

Soay Sheep Lambing 101: the Kit

Anticipation, excitement, and a certain tension are in the air – a sure sign it is almost time for lambing to begin. When we start getting edgy about all we have left to do before the first lamb appears, one of us inevitably asks how we are doing on supplies and equipment. On a rainy […]

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