Nearly done. I have one last lady, Charlotte, to lamb still and then lambing 2018 is in the books. On Monday, my smallest ewe Eva gave birth to a healthy little ram lamb. He was a little surprising, despite the tendency for rams to be white this year. As his mama is all black… Still, …
Over the weekend, four more lambs were born. First it was twins from Fanny with a ewe/ram pair that were both white! Yay! The little ram is spotted and the ewe is almost entirely white. I had been a little disappointed by the fact that all my girls had been, up to this point, born …
Jolly finally had her twins last night. Two lovely, ram lambs. And I have to say, she looks so much more COMFORTABLE. Towards the end there, she just looked huge and miserable. I’m including the outtakes from the twins birthday photo shoot so you can understand some of the issues I have getting the best …
I had a meeting for the Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival in Ames and I didn’t get home until after dark last night. So it was with a headlamp that I greeted this little guy. I’m sure that he now thinks that I am some sort of God. Or Iron Man. Or a bizarre cyclops. …
Currently I am feeling much like Captain Kirk in the famous Star Trek episode where the cute and cuddly tribbles overrun the Starship Enterprise. I have lots and lots of cute and cuddly, and they are everywhere. Lambs can easily fit between the bars of the cattle panels that I use for the sheep pen, …
Twenty. Twenty lambs out of twelve ewes. That’s a 166.7% lambing average. Which is phenomenal for me. Last night it was Hettie having a set of ewe/ram-dark/white twins. They are healthy and happy and as my dad likes to say, “Goers”. This morning it was Diana’s turn to have her first lamb, a very healthy …
On Friday evening Deb had a wonderful single ram lamb. Now, I typically withhold judgement about lambs born until they are a little, or a lot, larger. But I have to say that this little guy looks amazing. And before people start asking why I say this, it’s because he has a super uniform fleece, …
I keep expecting the twin parade to end with a rash of singles because that is normal. And expected. And just not happening this year. Last night Beulah had a lovely set of twins, another ewe/ram set. Then this morning, I arrive in the pen to find that Miss Claire had given birth to a …
Last night there was yet another set of twins born on the farm. This time a little set of ewes. I just happened to be there as Ellie started giving birth so I hung around to make sure that everything went ok. Lord, should I ever have babies of my own, please allow me to …
Last night we had another set of twins born to Prudence. Once again a black and white combo (it’s like a bunch of Oreo cookies around here honestly!). They were born very quickly as I was doing chores. I walked by her on the way in and noticed that she was off by herself in …
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