Lambing & Equipment — Pens, Monitoring & Supplies

Essential lambing equipment includes: aluminium lambing pens (our 8-pen pack … is the most popular), double racks for pens (… each), a Super Crook shepherd's crook (…) for stress-free ewe catching, and a Birth Alarm monitoring system for night births. Add heat lamps, bottles and syringes for lamb care. All this equipment is available in our shop.

Aluminium lambing pens offer many advantages over wood or steel: they're 3 times lighter, don't rust, clean easily with a pressure washer (crucial hygiene during lambing), are stackable for storage, and last 20+ years. Our pack of 8 pens at 1.22m is … for the pack. Individual hurdles are also available (…). They assemble without tools and configure in minutes.

The Birth Alarm system is the most reliable solution for monitoring lambing at night. The sensor belt (…) is placed on the ewe and detects contractions. The Birth Alarm Premium unit (…) sends an alert to a dedicated receiver, while the Birth Alarm Mobile (…) sends an SMS directly to your mobile phone. For small flocks, a surveillance camera with night vision can complement the setup. The Birth Alarm + camera combination offers the best peace of mind.

For a beginner farmer in lambing, start with the essentials: a lambing pen pack (… for the 8-pen pack) to isolate ewes and their lambs, a shepherd's crook (…) for gentle animal catching, and pen racks (…) so the ewe has hay access. If your flock exceeds 50 ewes, invest in a Birth Alarm Mobile (…) for night births. Choose aluminium for its lightness and easy cleaning. Our team can help you size your installation.

Preparing the barn for lambing includes: 1) Complete cleaning and disinfection of pens and floor. 2) Setting up aluminium lambing pens — plan 1 pen per 10 ewes minimum. 3) Installing racks and water points in each pen. 4) Checking the lighting system (ewes often lamb at night). 5) Fitting Birth Alarm on the first ewes due. 6) Preparing a lambing kit (bottles, rings, iodine, syringes). Our aluminium pens set up in minutes and clean easily between each ewe.