Foraging in hedges etc - Do they need to?

[Sylvia]

Can anyone explain to me why it is that animals who are most likely to have 1 babe have 4 teats (cows, alpacas) and animals more likely to have twins, triplets or quads and upwards (sheep and goats) have 2. Seems perverse to me, has evolution screwed up?

[Broomcroft]

One of our Lleyn's is with triplets at the moment and they're all going well so far (3 weeks). When they get bigger we'll have to take one off I suppose, don't know?

If you want sheep that don't eat trees (except very small ones), get Shropshire's. Christmas Tree growers use them a lot to keep the grass and weeds down between the trees. I don't know whether they are the only sheep that don't eat tress but they're the only ones I know of.

Looks like your bull, or that black blob whatever it is, is after those daffodils Stephanie.



Edited By Broomcroft on 1201438335

[moomin]

I always give ivy after a difficult calving. Especially good for getting rid of a retained afterbirth. A sick cow often goes mad for it.
Dexters are great browsers and love to be in woodland.