Farmer forced to kill newborn lambs after horror attacks by crows

[The Straight Story]

Distressed farmers have described having to kill newborn lambs to save them from crows feeding on their weakened bodies.

TA could have saved livestock lost to freezing conditions and heavy snow says MLA

The horror stories were told by farmers six days into one of the most devastating snowfalls in decades.

James McHenry – a Co Antrim hill farmer who cannot account for 200 of his sheep, a day after a Chinook airlifted fodder to the marooned flock – said: "We saved a lamb from the hills yesterday, but the crows ate his little brother.

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Pressure is mounting on Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill to release £1,000 compensation packages to farmers facing financial ruin.

James McHenry broke down yesterday as he learned he will have to wait a fortnight for his single farm payment to be issued.

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A Chinook helicopter continued airdrops of emergency supplies yesterday as forecasters confirmed Northern Ireland is in the grip of the coldest March in 50 years.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/farmer-forced-to-kill-newborn-lambs-after-horror-attacks-by-crows-29160107.html

They have been having a brutal time of it with the weather there.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

1. "the coldest March in 50 years"

I hope that this is not a sign of things to come.