[Jacob-list] Off farm Full time job- Lambing time management???

[Hannah]

I've heard that you can feed animals at a certain time of day to
manipulate the time at which they give birth.  I've found, though that it
really depends on the animal.  Some are just destined to go at 3AM...



> On Thu, August 28, 2008 1:29 pm, Lynette Frick said:

>> Ok, this may sound like a strange question, but how do those of you who

>> work

>> completely off the farm manage lambing time?

>

> With v-e-r-y little sleep.

>

> Most of ours choose to lamb during what I would like to think of as

> sleeping time, usually between about 1 am and dawn. So I generally hope

> everyone bred in the first cycle and it will be over soon.

>

> Susan

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