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- The session starts with slides that show the variety of breeds of sheep at
Wimpole.
- Why are sheep kept on farms? Props such as a woolly jumper, a sheep milk
yoghurt pot and a leather slipper are shown to help work this out.
- The correct names for different sorts of sheep are discussed, (ewes, rams
and lambs).
- The group will see slides of a ewe giving birth and feeding her newly born
lambs. Visitors during lambing often see ewes giving birth. If children have
seen the slides they will know what is happening.
- Find out what newborn lambs eat and why they are born in spring. It is
explained that if a ewe has too many lambs, or cannot look after her lamb
the lamb is bottle-fed and kept as a pet lamb.
- A pet lamb is brought in for everyone to meet and stroke.
- The children are prompted to remember to wash their hands just as the
session ends
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Lambing
Information for Teachers
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