August 2, 2007: Seven-legged lamb

Undertoad · 08-02-2007, 10:47 AM

Oh this one's so obviously eaten by the second comment that I'll point it out to start: leg of lamb for the whole family AND the neighbors.

This one comes from the Telegraph, via Spluch, and it's featured today instead of tomorrow because the lambykins was to be put down.

Quote:

Veterinarian Steve Williams at the Canterbury Vets clinic in the rural town of Methven said he believed an error during embryo formation had resulted in the lamb being born polydactyl -- with many legs -- a condition that occurs once in several million sheep.

He said the lamb was also hermaphrodite and missing a portion of its bowel so was unable to pass faeces and would have to be destroyed.

Even the Telegraph gets there before we do... ending its story with a single sentence paragraph:

Quote:

There was no word on whether any of the legs would find their way onto a dinner plate.

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 10:49 AM

That is so sad.

Flint · 08-02-2007, 10:55 AM

BOOOOOO!!!

Jeers to Undertoad, for making jokes about this very serious, very sad subject. It has a sad little look on its face!

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 10:57 AM

You all can make fun of me if you want (not saying you were, Flint), but this picture almost has me in tears.

Flint · 08-02-2007, 11:01 AM

I'm not saying you said I was, but I'm not. I wouldn't make fun of you for having compassion for the suffering of a sentient being.

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 11:21 AM

This is a sad sight; I understand you completely, Shawnee. I wouldn't go for UT's throat, though. It is interesting as well as distressing, and perhaps a touch of levity might help to deal with it. Besides, he was mainly pointing out what The Telegraph had stated.

That said, I may use that tissue for my eyes instead of my nose right about now.

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2007, 11:26 AM

UT knows we would never go for his throat. We're more the castrating type.

No, I understand about joking about dark things. I was just pointing out how very sad it is to me.

Emrikol · 08-02-2007, 12:03 PM

Here, this might come in handy

(You can hate me all you want)

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 leg of lamb, about 5 to 6 pounds
* salt and pepper
* 3 to 4 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth
* 1 soup can water
* 2 tablespoons vinegar
* 1 onion, sliced

PREPARATION:
Rub leg of lamb with salt, pepper, and crushed garlic. Add beef broth, water, vinegar, and onion slices to the roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of the lamb, not touching bone.

Put lamb in preheated 450° oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350° and continue roasting until thermometer registers 145° to 150° for medium-rare, or 160° to 170° for well-done. Serve garnished with fresh parsley, if desired. If desired, simmer and reduce drippings, skim fat, and serve with the lamb.
Serves 8.

wolf · 08-02-2007, 12:18 PM

No protest from the Royal Society to Save Freaks of Nature yet on the destruction?

Seven legged lamb that would have exploded from it's digestion backing up has to be some sort of sign of the Apocalypse.

Uisge Beatha · 08-02-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Seven legged lamb that would have exploded from it's digestion backing up has to be some sort of sign of the Apocalypse.

No, I think that was something about seven seals, not seven lambs.

smurfalicious · 08-02-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Emrikol

Here, this might come in handy

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I'll go back to my corner now.

freshnesschronic · 08-02-2007, 01:23 PM

Can it walk?
How did it get that old without being able to pass feces?
That's just a flat out weird looking sight. Octolamb. Minus one.

Sheldonrs · 08-02-2007, 01:59 PM

As a general rule, the life span of a lamb on a farm isn't all that long to begin with.

And I think it's kind of cute the way it is. I hope it's not in any pain though.

Undertoad · 08-02-2007, 02:13 PM

Old friend of mine had a baby with several birth defects, including an imperforate anus. The baby didn't make it. But I know that, for a while, the docs connected her bowel to her vag so that she could defecate there. Yup. And then they were waiting til she got stronger so they could operate and construct a hole, but she never got strong enough, and died 3 mos later.

gmr2048 · 08-02-2007, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Can it walk?

Man, that would be one *creepy* sight!

"Spider-lamb, spider-lamb, does whatever a spider-lamb can"

-gary

08-02-2007, 10:49 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That is so sad. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2007, 10:55 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	BOOOOOO!!! Jeers to Undertoad, for making jokes about this very serious, very sad subject. It has a sad little look on its face! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-02-2007, 10:57 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You all can make fun of me if you want (not saying you were, Flint), but this picture almost has me in tears. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2007, 11:01 AM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm not saying you said I was, but I'm not. I wouldn't make fun of you for having compassion for the suffering of a sentient being. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-02-2007, 11:26 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	UT knows we would never go for his throat. We're more the castrating type. No, I understand about joking about dark things. I was just pointing out how very sad it is to me. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2007, 11:21 AM	#6
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	This is a sad sight; I understand you completely, Shawnee. I wouldn't go for UT's throat, though. It is interesting as well as distressing, and perhaps a touch of levity might help to deal with it. Besides, he was mainly pointing out what The Telegraph had stated. That said, I may use that tissue for my eyes instead of my nose right about now.

08-02-2007, 12:03 PM	#8
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Here, this might come in handy (You can hate me all you want) INGREDIENTS: * 1 leg of lamb, about 5 to 6 pounds * salt and pepper * 3 to 4 garlic cloves, crushed * 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth * 1 soup can water * 2 tablespoons vinegar * 1 onion, sliced PREPARATION: Rub leg of lamb with salt, pepper, and crushed garlic. Add beef broth, water, vinegar, and onion slices to the roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of the lamb, not touching bone. Put lamb in preheated 450° oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° and continue roasting until thermometer registers 145° to 150° for medium-rare, or 160° to 170° for well-done. Serve garnished with fresh parsley, if desired. If desired, simmer and reduce drippings, skim fat, and serve with the lamb. Serves 8.

08-02-2007, 12:18 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	No protest from the Royal Society to Save Freaks of Nature yet on the destruction? Seven legged lamb that would have exploded from it's digestion backing up has to be some sort of sign of the Apocalypse. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-02-2007, 01:23 PM	#12
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Can it walk? How did it get that old without being able to pass feces? That's just a flat out weird looking sight. Octolamb. Minus one.

08-02-2007, 01:59 PM	#13
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	As a general rule, the life span of a lamb on a farm isn't all that long to begin with. And I think it's kind of cute the way it is. I hope it's not in any pain though. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-02-2007, 02:13 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Old friend of mine had a baby with several birth defects, including an imperforate anus. The baby didn't make it. But I know that, for a while, the docs connected her bowel to her vag so that she could defecate there. Yup. And then they were waiting til she got stronger so they could operate and construct a hole, but she never got strong enough, and died 3 mos later.

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