Sheep
A west Cork family are celebrating a remarkable moment this lambing season after one of their ewes delivered a rare set of quintuplet lambs.
A Co. Donegal sheep farmer is feeling very 'four-tunate' this lambing season after one of his mule ewes gave birth to healthy quadruplets.
Brian and Mary O'Brien who own and run a sheep farm on the outskirts of Cavan town welcomed quintuplet lambs from one ewe last Friday
Sheep News
One Donegal farmer is in awe as two of his ewes have both delivered sextuplets with all 12 lambs born alive and healthy.
N.Ireland
The Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland advised pregnant women to avoid contact with sheep due to high risks of infection.
Rural Life
%%excerpt%% Co. Longford farmer and author, John Connell, has just had his fifth book 'Twelve Sheep, Life lessons from a lambing season' published.
Mole Valley Farmers is urging farmers to wear gloves at lambing to prevent sepsis risk, and is...
The odds were "defied" after a set of triplet heifer calves were born on a farm in Co. Monaghan this week (Tuesday, January 30)
Cllr McClafferty has urged members of the public or hill walkers that come across sheep lying on their backs to come to their aid
Now, when sheep farmers are assessing their flock for the next breeding season, is a good time to take disease control measures.
Lambing time is stressful on farms and can be made worse when dealing with problem ewes year in year out because there's always at least one.
During the lambing season you never know what will face you and unfortunately, despite your best efforts, the loss of a ewe or lamb may occur.
Colostrum is the single most important feed lambs will consume in the first few hours of life. Colostrum offers a number of health benefits.
The department is being called on to show greater flexibility around sheep farm inspections during the lambing season by the ICSA.
Video
In this sheep focus piece we get an insight into running a sheep farm with David Beattie. He has been expanding his sheep herd for seven years
In this video, we get a glimpse into farming 300 ewes at lambing time beside the Blackstairs mountains, in Co.Carlow....
Tomás O’Leary, a sheep farmer from Kerry, who is part of the Better Farm Sheep Programme discusses managing yearling ewes
Lambing time is a stressful time on farms and that can be made much worse when dealing with problem ewes.
Agri Politics
A Department of Agriculture advertisement from the 1980s featuring "Bonzo the dog" has been "reimagined" for present day.
For many flocks lambing down in March, thoughts should be turning to see what supplies are on the farm that will be needed for the upcoming lambing season.
Some farms will be in the thick of the lambing while many others will be hitting the ground running over the coming weeks.
Lambing time is the busiest time of year on sheep farms. Research has shown that a quarter of the annual workload occurs at lambing time.
At this time of the year, farmers up and down the country will either be in the middle or coming to the end of the lambing season.
