Buford T. Justice

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Lambing is happening! Buford is penned at night with Cooper the ram, next to the ewes. They have been lambing at night, next morning Buford is wild to go check on them. Finally a ewe came in to lamb in the middle of the day. I had my granddaughters visiting, so we got a chair and sat to watch. Buford came to watch too, but had to check on the ewe.

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I told him that’s enough and he went to a nearby spot where he could watch her giving birth, plus keep an eye on the flock out on the field.

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Perfect behavior, Buford laid down next to the chair and we all watched the lambs struggle to their tiny feet and suck life giving milk. He checked them over and went back out on the field.

He got hugs.

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I took him to Sheba’s field and they played.

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Lambing is happening! Buford is penned at night with Cooper the ram, next to the ewes. They have been lambing at night, next morning Buford is wild to go check on them. Finally a ewe came in to lamb in the middle of the day. I had my granddaughters visiting, so we got a chair and sat to watch. Buford came to watch too, but had to check on the ewe.

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I told him that’s enough and he went to a nearby spot where he could watch her giving birth, plus keep an eye on the flock out on the field.

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Perfect behavior, Buford laid down next to the chair and we all watched the lambs struggle to their tiny feet and suck life giving milk. He checked them over and went back out on the field.

He got hugs.

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I took him to Sheba’s field and they played.

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On January 25, 2025, a ewe, Specks, had a rough birth and dead lamb. I left the lamb with her instead of whisking it away so she would know it was dead and not be looking for it. I gave her shots of antibiotic and B vitamins and a bucket of warm molasses water. She didn’t drink it, but eagerly accepted it when I drenched her. She has fully recovered.

Buford was hanging around, watching intently. He wanted in the pen so I opened the gate and let him in. He slowly approached the ewe and dead lamb. He sniffed the lamb, then the ewe. Satisfied, he wanted out and I praised him for being such a good boy.

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