lambing

British

/ ˈlæmɪŋ /

noun

1. the birth of lambs
2. ( as modifier )
  
  lambing time
the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time

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In that time the 1,500-acre farm has gone from a peak of over 800 lambing sheep to just 45 this spring.

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"I don't have enough hay for them to last until when they'll be lambing from April and typically they're coming into a period now where they need to have a higher nutritional intake."

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"When we come back in February we'll start lambing. Then we have a second lot of lambing usually around the Easter holidays. We're harvesting in the summer holidays - it's relentless really. It's busy."

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Spring lambing season is Bowie's busiest time, but there's still work to be done on the farm at Christmas.

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Pregnant women are also being advised to steer clear of new born lambs during lambing season due to a higher risk of infection.

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