Lots of people ask me about sheep scanning so I took some pics so you can see how it works. The sheep are all in the building and they are funnelled up the race. I usually keep the pen full at the back. The images show my Dad sending the sheep along towards John. As they are scanned, depending on the result, Chris puts a coloured mark on then.
After scanning they will be sorted into lots so that all those having twins are together, triplets are together etc and Chris can feed them accordingly. In late January those having triplets will come inside as they need extra care and attention. There are also some sheep scanned to have 4 lambs! So watch this space in March!!
The sheep we have just scanned are all Mules and will lamb first starting late February. After Christmas we will scan all the Swaledale sheep as they will lamb later starting towards the end of March
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