Lambing/Breeding 2014-Parsnip

[Parsnip]

WHEW that was an ordeal.
Came home from school and Wendy was ready to pop out a baby.
I watched her for about 40 minutes before she actually started pushing.
3 pushes and out popped the little ewe lamb
Wendy cleaned her off, and then 5 minutes later she popped out baby number 2 while standing.
This was a ram lamb, who started trying to stand up almost immediately.
Took longer for the little girl to stand and move.
She's a bit smaller than him, and a bit darker, the little boy is lighter colored and has more white on his face.

THEN 3 hours later after a visit from alsea1 the babies got a bit of milk and had a nice nap.
They're up and at it again, Wendy let the little girl nurse a little bit. YAY FINALLY

The pictures are not that great because our barn doesn't have great lighting, PLUS those babies were on a mission and would not stand still!



In this picture, the boy is in the front, and the girl is in the back.
Named them Samson and Jillian.

 

[Southern by choice]

Congratulations! Look how adorable!

to Alsea for helping out!

Love our friends on BYH! They are the best!

 

[bonbean01]

They are adorable!!!! Congratulations and yes, thank you to Alsea for coming to help...so cool when some herdies live close enough to help each other!!! Parsnip...you are going to become so addicted to lambies...a few days and the hopping and bopping around and playing lambie games and you will have a very hard time leaving them! Just so happy for the great outcome for Wendy and you and the names are super cute!!!!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

So excited for you! They are soooooooo cute! Glad Wendy starting to let them nurse!

CONGRATS! Awesome that Alsea came to help out!

 

[Parsnip]

Wendy is being a good mama this morning! YAY
The babies are all fluffy this morning, and dry.
Samson is very curious, while Jillian prefers to sleep and rest.
Poor little boogers, all tuckered out. Wendy is hyper-aware of her surroundings and lets them nurse.
Her udder is also not so huge and red. Must feel a bit better for her!

And yes, it's awesome to have a neighbor with sheep that lives 10 minutes away

This is Samson!


And here's my Jilly Jelly Bean! She is so much darker, and a bit more wooly looking.


I can only tell them apart because Jillian is darker and has floppy ears.
THEY ARE SO CUTE I AM OBSESSED WITH WATCHING THEM.

 

[bonbean01]

Yes...they are addictive...just froze my butt off out there and DH even got down to lie down for them to play on him...they are just so cute and fun and full of energy...can't leave them alone...LOLOLOLOL! A little sheep poop now on DH's clothes, but he says it was well worth it
I'm sooooooooooooo happy for you!!!!!!

 

[Parsnip]

Samson and Jillian are amazing to watch.
Jillian sleeps a lot, and then gets up to snack, and jump around, then goes back to sleep.
While Samson is on a steady level of curiosity. He's always up and about and eating.
ALSO I noticed that Jillian has a little white ring around her back ankle, just like Wendy SO CUTE
I think I am thankful because Wendy trusts me the most out of my family.
My dad helps around the barn a lot, but she won't let him touch the babies.
What a good feeling to have an awesome relationship with the ewes lol

Wendy's first ewe lamb, MaryEllen has been nickering to the young ones and sticking her whole head through the fence to sniff them. Very interested....

 

[BrownSheep]

I think my sheep have realized my entire family are just bumbling harmless idiots. Even our wildest sheep let us check out their babies. Lord knows they wont let you touch them but they're cool if you want to check out the babies.

 

[Heather]

YEAHHH!!! I am anxiously still waiting on more babies! Next few days look good for weather. Id rather have a little rain than these brutally cold temps we have been having. Your babies are soo cute. My lambs are now 5 1/2weeks old. Do I give them CD&T vaccinations at 6 weeks? They still havent lost their tails but looks like it will be soon. I am also thinking that Chest(hair) is not the daddy but Romeo(wool) is.

 

[Parsnip]

Is is really the first of February already?????????

Anyone on this thread have babies due in the next few weeks?
I have MaryEllen here

In other news I whacked my elbow against the corner of a wooden platform and I think I cracked it.
NOT FUN WHEN THERE ARE BARN CHORES TO BE DONE