Breeding
How Long Are Sheep Pregnant? The 147-Day Gestation Answer
Sheep gestation averages 147 days, with a normal range of 142-152. Here is what drives the variation, and how to turn a breeding date into a reliable lambing window.
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Lambing & gestation guides
Practical, field-tested guidance on sheep pregnancy, lambing preparation and flock health.
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Nutrition
Flushing Ewes Before Breeding: More Lambs from Better Feed
Flushing means lifting ewe nutrition in the weeks before tupping to raise ovulation rate. Here is who benefits, how long to do it, and how to avoid wasting the feed.
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Breeding
Sheep Gestation by Breed: A Practical Reference Table
Suffolk 146, Merino 150, Dorper 145. Breed changes gestation length by up to a week. Here is a breed-by-breed table and what it means for your lambing plan.
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Breeding
Ram Management and Tupping: Ratios, Raddles and Cycle Timing
Half your lamb crop comes from the ram. Here is how to prepare him, how many ewes he can cover, and how raddle marking turns tupping into a set of usable dates.
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Lambing
The Lambing Season Preparation Checklist: 8-Week Countdown
A lambing countdown from eight weeks out to day one: the pens, kit, medicines and staffing you need, what to buy, what to build, and when to have it ready.
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Flock Health
Body Condition Scoring Ewes: The 1-5 Scale That Runs the Year
Body condition scoring takes seconds per ewe and tells you more than a weighbridge. How to score by hand and what to target at tupping, mid and late gestation.
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Breeding
Sheep Pregnancy Scanning: The Day 45-90 Ultrasound Window
Ultrasound scanning confirms pregnancy and counts fetuses. Why days 45-90 is the sweet spot, what accuracy to expect, and how to use the results.
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Flock Health
Pregnancy Toxaemia: Twin Lamb Disease Signs & Prevention
Twin lamb disease strikes in the last six weeks of gestation and is easier to prevent than to treat. Here is what drives it and how to keep it out of the flock.
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Nutrition
Ewe Nutrition in Late Gestation: The Final Six Weeks
Around 70% of fetal growth happens in the last six weeks of pregnancy. How to feed for lamb vigour and colostrum without triggering twin lamb disease.
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Lambing
Signs a Ewe Is Close to Lambing: The Final Countdown
Udder development, a sunken pelvis, restlessness, pawing and nesting: how to read a ewe in the final days, hours and minutes before she starts to lamb.
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Lambing
Lambing Difficulties: When to Intervene & Call the Vet
Most ewes lamb unaided. Knowing what normal looks like, how long each stage should take and when to stop and call the vet is what saves lambs and ewes.
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Breeding
Twins, Triplets and Litter Size: What Actually Drives It
Breed, ewe age, body condition and flushing shape how many lambs a ewe carries, from singles to triplets, and why multiples arrive a day or two earlier.
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