Counting Lambs

[Baymule]

I have a Lady Baa Baa too! Yesterday she stared at me long and hard. I was playing in the dirt with Grand daughter #2 (3 years old) and grand daughter #3 (18 months old). Lady Baa Baa was at the round bale, just staring at me. I literally "knew" what she wanted and speaking softly to her, I went to the fence, reached through and gave her lots of scratches.

 

[Sheepshape]

I literally "knew" what she wanted and speaking softly to her, I went to the fence, reached through and gave her lots of scratches.

Don't they just love stroking the sides of the face, the neck and the front of the chest? This sort of 'dreamy' look comes in their eyes., the neck stretches out, and after a while some reciprocate by rubbing their bony old heads against you.

Pic. of your Lady Baa Baa, please, Bay.

 

[Baymule]

Lady Baa Baa is such a sweet ewe, she loves her scratches and rubs. She eats out of my hand and has a curious habit of kicking me impatiently when i have the feed can. She kicks forward with her front feet! LOL

This is Lady Baa Baa with her first lamb, Lily, who we kept. Lily was born January 18, 2016.

Lady Baa Baa with her second lamb, Little Cutie, born February 24, 2017 Little Cutie also kicks forward with her front feet, just like her mother.

This is Winter, born in our Texas snow event, also on January 18, 2018. Her first and third lambs were both born January 18!

Lady Baa Baa is such a good Mommy.

 

[Sheepshape]

Lady Baa Baa really does look the picture of maternal bliss.

Winter has wonderful markings.

She certainly has an impressive belly, too. Bless her!

 

[Mike CHS]

Seems the good moms always have a similar look to them. She is a cutey.

 

[Baymule]

I’m beginning to see a pattern here. Ewenique had twins Dec 15, 2017 and twins Dec 16 2016. Funny how that works.

 

[Sheepshape]

This lambing season is sent to try us, I think.

So overnight in the shed two ewes give birth.....twins for both of them, but nobody wants one of the lambs. I'm fairly sure that I know who is the mother and pen the lamb up with her mum and brother. She doesn't want her



So, by day, she is strapped to the sides of the partition in the shed, such that both her lambs can feed, let down to sleep at night. 4 days on and she still isn't giving in. I'm persisting as I don't want another bottle lamb as I already have 10.

Today....Becky (visually impaired and probably brain damaged) was making her loud distress call from the 'dry ewe' field. I thought I saw a little dirty 'something'. Oh no.....Becky must have been visited by the same ram who caused little Arielle (who died) to be pregnant. Becky is not acknowledging the mud-covered, cold, thin scrap of a lamb, but has an udder, milk and signs of a recent birth. With much persuasion she is penned up in the sheep shed, but doesn't really show signs of recognition of her status, whilst continually distress-bleating. The lamb managed to feed well whilst holding Becky and I have defrosted and given 200mls of ewe colostrum to her. Mum Becky pushes her away and seems totally confused . Oh dear...what now?

Sorry, the pic. got a little out of sequence....it is Becky with her tiny lamb.

 

[Mike CHS]

You definitely have your hands full

 

[Latestarter]

Wow... so sorry you're experiencing such a trying lambing season this year.

 

[Sumi]

One thing after another this lambing season. Wish I could hop across the channel here and go give you a hand with the lambs, I love them bottle babies so.