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 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 …
We had another lamb this morning, this time a little ewe lamb. She was born to Katherine and I had a difficult time getting a photo of her because Katherine had her under the chicken coop and wasn’t too keen on me getting close! However, she was a brand-new baby into the world so was …
Another set of lovely twins was born this weekend. Once again it was a ram/ewe set. This is good as it keeps the numbers even (though we always wish for ewes here). This is Abigail and her twins were a little different than usual. The ewe, who is dark, is TINY. The white ram is …
Right now I am having to get to relearn my entire flock. After shearing, all the animals look completely different. Like, I can’t tell who they are without reading their eartags. A few I can tell, of course. The boys; Herbert, Greyson, and Buddy all have horns and (now) all have bells. When we change …
I awoke this morning to the sound of honking geese. They were flying low near the window of the bedroom I had been sleeping in. I peek out the windows to look and the first thing that I notice are the mountains. I’d not been able to see them the previous evening/early morning when I …
In the field over the road today we have lambs being born in: One’s Two’s And Three’s! The score so far (it’s a little after noon) is 2 singles, 2 twins and a set of triplets. 9 so far today! (sorry about the photo quality, long range lens with little moving things….)
It is a rainy afternoon here in the not so lovely (currently) English countryside. Actually, I don’t know if rain is exactly what I would call what it is doing outside currently. It’s very misty and really closer to a drizzle than a full-on proper rain. Let’s just put it this way, the dogs look …
Tyra, put that pattern for a baby sweater down! I’m not talking about me (yet) but rather my neighbors across the road. There are, at last count, 4 sets of twins in the field next door that were not there yesterday. In fact, one set I got to see being born this morning on our …
Sarah Jane Humke 