Exhausting weeks ahead For hill farmers and those of us farming marginal ground, April is the height of lambing season. Over the weeks ahead, we can expect a lot of sleepless nights, usually culminating in extreme exhaustion by the end of the month. Deciding when to intervene in a ewe’s labour is arguably one of the biggest dilemmas we are likely to face over the days and weeks ahead. Ideally, the ewe should deliver the lamb on her own without any assistance from the farmer. Unfortunatel...