Lambing: 24 Hours in the Shed
Lambing: 24 Hours in the Shed
Join Farmer Tim on this lambing course: learn the essentials of lambing and find out what goes on over 24 hours in the lambing shed. We carefully plan our lambing to ensure that every course has the same chance of seeing lambs arriving.
In this hands-on lambing course you’ll learn how to:
- Care for pregnant sheep.
- Recognise labour, common problems and unusual behaviour in labour.
- Deliver after-care of the ewe and lambs.
- Join Farmer Tim for his two-hourly overnight inspections to observe the ewes and new born lambs.
This course will consist of a mixture of class-room learning and time observing the ewes in the lambing shed, the format of the course will be dictated by the ewes in the shed.
Nature is unpredictable. We have done everything possible to give the best chance of lambing during the course but we cannot 100% guarantee it.
Our lambing courses are suitable for everyone, whether you have sheep and are planning to have lambs or just want to come and experience the magic of the lambing shed.
What you'll learn
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Getting to know the basics
Starting in the classroom, you’ll learn how to: care for pregnant sheep; recognise labour; spot common problems and unusual behaviour, after-care of ewes and lambs.
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In the lambing shed
You'll move to the lambing shed to see how our ewes are getting on. Put your classroom learning into practice: spotting, monitoring and (hopefully) watching labour.
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Overnight
You'll have the opportunity to get up every two hours to join Farmer Tim with his overnight checks. Overnight accommodation is in the mixed sex 'lambing dormitory' close to the lambing shed.
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Q&A
The course will finish with breakfast on Sunday morning and the opportunity to ask any further questions.
Testimonials..
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I only have 2 sheep but both were in lamb and have been successfully delivered! Being a first timer (me and the sheep) I couldn't have done this without the confidence and great tutoring I had on the lambing course.
Paul -
We thoroughly enjoyed the course - it was interesting and very informative, as well as really good fun and the practical bits meant we did things we never dreamt we actually would!
We felt especially privileged to witness a birth and were incredibly impressed by how calm Tim and Sarah were and how reassured the young mother was as a result - there are a whole load of cliches that come to mind and they are all true!Nicola & Warwick -
I just wanted to say thank you for such an amazing weekend at Lambing 24. It was so incredibly exciting and informative. Being there for the birth of the two lambs at 2am on Sunday morning with the wind and rain clattering about was one of the most special moments I have ever shared.
I was a little concerned that, as a non-farmer city-based academic, I might have been well out of my depth on this course. However Tim was so conscious of the mixed experiences in the group that I didn't feel out of place at all.Claire
The Essentials
If you or your partner are pregnant please read the advice from the NHS about lambing before booking this course.
Lambing: 24 hours in the shed will run from 10am on Saturday morning until 10am on Sunday morning.
This is a hands-on course with the option to join the through the night inspections in our lambing shed.
You will need to bring:
– A head torch and clothes that are waterproof and that you don’t mind getting wet or dirty!
– Warm clothes to sleep in along with waterproofs and boots, or similar, that you can quickly slip over the top.
– A sleeping bag and pillow.
– A change of clothing for the journey home.
Overnight accommodation will be on camp beds in our mixed sex ‘lambing dormitory’ in our heated barn. Please note, there is no shower in the barn.
We will provide a light lunch on Saturday, a hearty farm dinner on Saturday evening and a cooked breakfast on Sunday morning.
Tea and coffee facilities will be available throughout the night.
There is no obligation to handle our animals but you will have plenty of opportunity should you wish to.
Your instructor for the day..
Humble By Nature's exceptional resident farmer Humble by Nature farmer Tim grew up on a farm and has been farming…