2022 Waiting on Lambs Journal

[Alaskan]

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Dang...shouldn't of sold Eevee!
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Cool colors!!!

 

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Left Kibito & twins in side yard.
Moved Seadra & her teeny lamb into barn.
Eloise & her twins are also in there.

Put up a new creep feeder in the other side of the barn. Fenced that little yard to allow access to the barn from the 3 road paddocks.

First timer Hickory, lost a huge ewe lamb.


Moved all moms n lambs to the top two road paddocks.
Left the ewes who lost lambs out there to join the moms/lambs.
Then moved out the final expecting ewes to the barnyard. Fenced it so there's no hiding areas or paddock access. Several cameras are on them and its a small, bare yard, so hopefully, I won't miss another...

Tatiana looks very close. Saola, in the other yard with Lucy and Moos, looks almost close.

 

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The lambs love their alfalfa!


Eloise lambs-


Seadra & teeny tiny lamb-

 

[farmerjan]

It is teeny compared to her all wooly. Sorry you lost the big ewe lamb... with having so few ewe lambs. LOVE the color on the twins....

 

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It is teeny compared to her all wooly. Sorry you lost the big ewe lamb... with having so few ewe lambs. LOVE the color on the twins....

Yeah, she probably has 4" of wool, or maybe more.
He can walk under her without touching her. 4# vs 200+ is pretty nuts. Mom is still so klutzy, too. Gave them an end jug in hopes it's enough room not to squish him.

 

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Well, Tatiana decided that if 3 was cool for another mom, then she must have 4!
2 girls, 2 boys. Girls have white on head.

 

[farmerjan]

Talk about an over achiever.... WOW. And all alive.... Hopefully they will all be able to get a good feeding of colostrum... will you pull one or 2 or just supplement on the ewe for awhile ?
So that leaves one more to go?
Did you get any snow today out of this rain/wintry mix? What a cold miserable mess...

 

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Listed 2 as bottle babies, B & G. They're slightly smaller, less serious about milk.
All are deadfast against bottle feed, never had any vehemently refuse as these guys. Good grief...

Anyway, T about 12hrs before lambing. They were high n tight! Hardly looked like 2, let alone 4!

 

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Talk about an over achiever.... WOW. And all alive.... Hopefully they will all be able to get a good feeding of colostrum... will you pull one or 2 or just supplement on the ewe for awhile ?
So that leaves one more to go?
Did you get any snow today out of this rain/wintry mix? What a cold miserable mess...

On extra feed. Listed the 2 slightly smaller ones as bottle babies.

Two mature Babydoll ewes still left to lamb & 9 potential first timers.



Hoping to catch the 9 and trim their backsides, since shearing is still a week away and I can't see jack squat!