2016, Waiting on Lambs!

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Ugh, I'm so dead. IDK how pros do it. I hurt all over. Rams didn't get feet trimming today, too tired.

Marshmallow's udder.
I felt a teeny tiny something of an udder on Surry! =0 But that's odd, since May is the last possible time to lamb...Maybe I just felt odd bit of fat?? Only time will tell!
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Some stood okay, others spazed out and look a little off. Picture doesn't represent height, I'll post actual height with each picture. Feet not trimmed until after each had their picture taken.

Rams, L-R- Twinkie 24, Billy 24 & Kris 23.
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Vanilla 22"
Only one who needed to gain a little weight, but it looks like you can't tell with a picture.
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Twinkle-Toes 28"
Thought she was 29, but tye wool made it hard to get an accurate number.
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Marshmallow had a black ram lamb sometime today.... =/
She had him in the barn, seems like she didn't want him and he wandered out to the horse pasture where the dogs were because the puppy doesn't understand the sheep are the same even though they are naked now. =/ So the dogs were watching the lamb and barking aggressively at the horses. Heard that and some odd noise, so stopped sorting wool and went out to investigate.

She's now in the headgate, hoping she'll take him back or I'll be searching for someone who wants a bottle baby. Surry is oddly watching her. All the ewes answer the lamb's calls, but none want him.

Last year the same thing happened, I mean about a sheep lambing the next morning after shearing. Since it happened again this year, I think I'll lock up all ewes who are still pregnant after shearing from now on!

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Let her out for a few minutes, she wasn't pleased that te lamb followed her. So after she stretched her legs some, back she went. I'll check on them again in a couple hours. She's young and my pallets are short, so she could jump out and leave him. Will see if I have any taller pallets so she can be loose with him longer tomorrow.
He's tiny, couldn't find a coat small enough. But it fit just enough not to trip him.
I'll name him Sonic.
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