mysunwolf - four acres and some sheep

[mysunwolf]

Well it was 30 degrees here yesterday, but it will be 25 tonight!

I grew up outside of Chicago and boy did we see some snow, it's nothing like what we get in the mountains of VA. Your poor SIL

 

[mysunwolf]

Mocha had twins! Two ram lambs sometime early this morning. I had jugged her last night so she wouldn't drop them in the snow like she did last year. Cleaned both off thoroughly and both had nursed a little, then she rejected the white one and kept the black one WHY they do this is beyond me. I know it's genetic and that I'm shooting myself in the foot for all future generations of these sheep. But I keep hoping to breed it out. And hey, what else am I doing with my house if not keeping baby lambs in it?

Pics to come.

 

[mysunwolf]

Well here is Sammy the new house lamb, I'll have to get a photo of his brother later today. Sammy is around 10lbs and his brother around 8lbs.

 

[Bruce]

Apparently Mocha is not color blind. Tell her black and white are both GOOD colors!

 

[mysunwolf]

Her and her sister are both so bad. Actually seems like all my black ewes might have this prejudice. I hope to import some more ewes in 2019 for some more genetic diversity, maybe they won't have mothering issues. If I was a commercial dairy this lamb rejection wouldn't be a problem, but alas I am not. The worst part is the white lambs are just so healthy! And perfect. And moms have plenty of milk. They just have to be picky.

 

[Bruce]

Perhaps Mocha needs to be bleached and given a mirror

 

[mysunwolf]

Well that might work...

 

[mysunwolf]

The non-rejected lamb actually turned out to be 6lbs, hope he does okay.

This one we named Timmy

 

[Baymule]

Knock on wood.....(rapping on head) I haven't ran into that yet. I am blessed with ewes that give birth untended, never reject a lamb, raise their babies and are good mothers. You really make me appreciate my sheep! Sammy is awful cute though..........

 

[Mike CHS]

Well here is Sammy the new house lamb, I'll have to get a photo of his brother later today. Sammy is around 10lbs and his brother around 8lbs.
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I so don't wan't to do this but I love it that you do.