Norseofcourse's lambing thread - 2015 - over, or not?

[norseofcourse]

Gracie appears to have gone into labor - I'm pretty sure this time!!! lol

Heading back out, back later with results, if any....

Think boys!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[Chivoville]

We'll be waiting for pictures!

 

[norseofcourse]

Twins! First one a solid white male, second a female, I think brown and white. Gracie took forever to decide she was finally ready, then the actual births went pretty fast.

Sorry, pictures will have to wait till tomorrow. I got a few 'moment of birth' pictures so I'd know exactly what time each was born, but by the time they were looking cleaned and cute, I had the gloves and iodine out and was busy dipping navels and making sure they both nursed. Then I had to rush and feed everyone because a storm was blowing in.

Gracie did really well. The signs she was getting close, and her behavior, were different this year than the last two. She was headbutting Lukka and making 'mom ewe' sounds at her. She also spent a lot more time stretching, so maybe she was trying to get the lambs into position?

 

[bonbean01]

Congrats!!!!!!!

 

[JakeM]

Yay! Congrats on the twin lambs.

 

[norseofcourse]

Only one picture so far, the other one didn't come out well so I'll get more later today. This is the little male:

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats!

 

[norseofcourse]

Things got a bit hectic for awhile! Here's Gracie's second lamb, a little moorit (brown) and white girl.

The brown on her body will get a lot lighter, as her undercoat comes in white. The brown on her face and legs will stay the same, since there's no undercoat there.

Gracie's twins are doing very well, and they'll go out with everyone tomorrow.

Rose's twins are growing fast! I had a muck bucket of hay I was taking to the ponies, and of course the lambs had to knock it over and make a mess Why do they always think the stuff on the bottom is the best?

I'm still waiting to see if their undercoats come in white or not. They are three weeks old, so I hope to be able to tell soon.

Lukka's little girl isn't growing quite as fast as Rose's twins, but she's heavier than she looks when I pick her up. Lukka is a first-timer, and her little lamb isn't as serious about eating as Rose's twins are. But at not quite three weeks, I'm not worried.

So, the lambing total for this year is 5. 3 boys, 2 girls. That's not counting the one Brosa lost (which would have been a boy). And... I think she came back into heat and got bred again. That would mean another lamb or lambs in June or July. Not exactly what I was planning on, but if she is bred I just hope all goes well this time.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Very cute!