2021 Lambing Season Begins
Lambing season has officially begun with my sweet Nora and her ewe lamb. She is a week old now and thriving. Yesterday, Nora and her lamb joined the rest of the flock and have settled in well. Twins! Sunday morning, Nora’s daughter Bo-ann greeted me at the barn door with her twin boys. She is such a good mom that when I fed the rest of the flock breakfast, she would not come out to eat, and chose to stay in the barn with her lambs. I gently carried the boys, one under each ar
When are the lambs are coming?!
My grandson helped me put shavings & then straw in the lambing pens in preparation for the lambs – we are ready. But where are the lambs? The shearer was here 2 weeks ago and sheered 9 ewes. Once their fleeces were removed, we determined that not all were pregnant. Several ewes’ fleeces were not long enough to shear and will be done early summer. This makes it harder for me to monitor for pregnancy & to determine when they are about to deliver. Marta, a Blue Faced Leicester e
