Lambing Questionnaire
*1.   How many years have you been managing your current flock?
2.   Where is your flock located?
Zipcodes are used only for assigning flocks to regions of the state
 
State (mandatory)
Zipcode (optional)
*3.   What was your ewe flock size (# of breeding females) in 2008?  
*4.   From 2007 to 2008 did the size of your ewe flock: 
*5.   Approximately what percentage of the births in your flock for 2008 occurred in:
total percentage should equal 100
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Winter (Dec 20 - Mar 20)
Spring (Mar 20 - Jun 20)
Summer (Jun 20 - Sept 20)
Fall (Sept 20 - Dec 20)
6.   Approximately what percentage of your 2008 lambs died at each of the following ages?
Don't include lambs you sold or butchered. 
 
%
main reasons:
Birth - stillborn, dead on arrival, dead same day?
Two days old until weaning?
After weaning?
7.   When was the last time you lambed in:
 
Year
If you no longer lamb at this time of year or never have, why don't you?
Winter?
Spring?
Summer?
Fall?
*8.   How stressful would you rate your 2008 lambing seasons from 1 to 5?
totally unstressful   extremely stressful
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*9.   How satisfied were you with your feed costs during your 2008 lambing seasons?
totally unsatisfied  extremely satisfied
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*10.   How satisfied were you with your flock's health during your 2008 lambing seasons?
totally unsatisfied   extremely satisfied
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11.   How satisfied were you with prices received for your lambs during 2008?
totally unsatisfied  extremely satisfied
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*12.   How exhausted were you at the end of your 2008 lambing seasons?
totally unexhausted   extremely exhausted
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*13.   When did your most recently completed lambing season occur?
Include month and year
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Month
Year
14.   Check the following if done during your most recently completed lambing season:










15.   Complete each of the following (if applicable) for your most recently completed lambing season: 
Leave blank any questions that do not apply
 
Fill out (include units if necessary , i.e. days old,  wks. old)
Approximate number of ewes lambing
Number of people (paid and unpaid) helping fulltime with flock
Number of people helping with flock parttime (at least 1 hr daily)
Frequency of lambing checks per day
Frequency of lambing checks per night
Approximate percentage of litters put in claiming pens
For litters put in claiming pens, average # of days kept there
Type of supplemental heat used (if any, eg. lamps, heating room, heating box)
Type of monitoring devices used (if any, eg. baby monitors, video cameras)
Average castration age for lambs (if done)
Average vaccination ages for replacement lambs (if done)
Average docking age (if done)
Average BoSe age of lambs (if done)
Average weaning age (if done)
16.   Additional comments:

If you lamb more than once per year, you are invited to answer the following three questions.
Otherwise, thank you so much for completing the survey!

17.    When did your second most recent lambing season occur?
 
Month
Year
18.   Check the following if done during your second most recent lambing season:










19.   Complete each of the following (if applicable) for your second most recent lambing season: 
Leave blank any questions that do not apply
 
Fill out (include units if necessary , i.e. days old,  wks. old)
Approximate number of ewes lambing
Number of people (paid and unpaid) helping fulltime with flock
Number of people helping with flock parttime (at least 1 hr daily)
Frequency of lambing checks per day
Frequency of lambing checks per night
Approximate percentage of litters put in claiming pens
For litters put in claiming pens, average # of days kept there
Type of supplemental heat used (if any, eg. lamps, heating room, heating box)
Type of monitoring devices used (if any, eg. baby monitors, video cameras)
Average castration age for lambs (if done)
Average vaccination ages for replacement lambs (if done)
Average docking age (if done)
Average BoSe age for lambs (if done)
Average weaning age (if done)

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