What is believed to be the first set of sextuplet lambs were born last week and are still thriving at Farm Stay UK member Rorie and Rachael Geddes’ farm in Toller Porcorum, Dorset.
Speaking about the sextuplets, owner of Colesmoor Farm Rorie Geddes, said: “Although we have lots of triplets and quadruplets and the occasional quintuplet from our 300 ewes, we have never heard of a commercial ewe having six good lambs. Mum to the six healthy lambs is a five year old Roussin cross mule ewe and is pictured with our vet students Sophie Brown and Hannah Johnstone. She had been pregnancy scanned to have five lambs so it was a nice surprise for Emily, our night time lamber, when a sixth turned up. She will probably rear three of them and the other three will join our other orphan lambs.”
Colesmoor Farm is a family run working farm with 110 acres of grass stocked with sheep and cattle and 40 acres of mixed woodland.
