Spring time is lamb time and today was certainly a
spring-like day as well as a lambing day.
The day was sunny and warm with a slight breeze - perfect for
any outdoor activity.
The farm’s primary outdoor activity was the robust start of
the 2015 lambing season.
We had a few lambs during our early/abbreviated or winter
lambing season, but today was what I will call our ‘official start’ to the 2015
season. And, the ewes were busy.
Lamb total…11. And, as
always, they are all are soooo cute!
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| twin one |
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| twin two |
My favorite twins are from a ewe that had spent a lot of her
late pregnancy on her back with all four hoofs in the air. When Glenn saw her for the first time, he was
sure she was dead and decided to attend to her later. Later proved that she was not dead, she was only
stuck on her back unable to roll back over to her legs. Glenn saved her and after a short acclimation,
she was back to her old self. Within days, she was on her back again. And, again, Glenn saved her. This ewe was an odd ‘goose’ as we had never
experienced this situation in any prior lambing season. This afternoon, this
ewe had two lovely babies... the first a mottled grey and the second a mottled
light brown. I love color!
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| 'No, that is not ewe...that is guard puppy, Snowball.' |
All lambs are doing well, eating a lot, and already running
around the pasture with their mamas in hot pursuit.
I wonder how many new babies tomorrow will bring?
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