purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[redtailgal]

Ooohhhhh, the ewe made MY back hurt! Bless her heart!

 

[Cricket]

Goodness! Have you found a way to plant calves (or elephants!) in sheep?

 

[purplequeenvt]

She lambed!!!! Finally! I found her in labor at 7:30 this morning. She had 2 beautiful white girls - 11 and 12 lbs - and she is a wonderful mother. She needed help with baby #1 because one of the legs was caught.

Here they are!

#X003 (baby #1)

Now I can get some sleep (until everyone one else starts lambing in another 6 days).

We had some visitors this morning.

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Beautiful babies

 

[autumnprairie]

Congrats They are adorable

 

[SheepGirl]

She lambed!!!! Finally! I found her in labor at 7:30 this morning. She had 2 beautiful white girls - 11 and 12 lbs - and she is a wonderful mother. She needed help with baby #1 because one of the legs was caught.

Here they are!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7070808271_0ba092b57c.jpg

#X003 (baby #1)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5120/7070806775_d2152c944b.jpg


Now I can get some sleep (until everyone one else starts lambing in another 6 days).

We had some visitors this morning.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/6924747820_2c9fd39900.jpg

Yeah I was right

Those are some big babies (compared to what I'm used to, at least lol)! Congrats on them

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Question from non-sheep person. Why are the lambs yellow?

 

[purplequeenvt]

She lambed!!!! Finally! I found her in labor at 7:30 this morning. She had 2 beautiful white girls - 11 and 12 lbs - and she is a wonderful mother. She needed help with baby #1 because one of the legs was caught.

Here they are!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7070808271_0ba092b57c.jpg

#X003 (baby #1)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5120/7070806775_d2152c944b.jpg


Now I can get some sleep (until everyone one else starts lambing in another 6 days).

We had some visitors this morning.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/6924747820_2c9fd39900.jpg

Yeah I was right

Those are some big babies (compared to what I'm used to, at least lol)! Congrats on them

You win the prize of.....ummmm......bragging rights?

 

[purplequeenvt]

Question from non-sheep person. Why are the lambs yellow?

It's the amniotic fluid. Not all are born that yellow. I don't know for sure why some are, but I've heard that it happens if the lamb is stressed during birth and they poop in the fluid. I don't know how accurate that is though.

 

[manybirds]

She lambed!!!! Finally! I found her in labor at 7:30 this morning. She had 2 beautiful white girls - 11 and 12 lbs - and she is a wonderful mother. She needed help with baby #1 because one of the legs was caught.

Here they are!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7070808271_0ba092b57c.jpg

#X003 (baby #1)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5120/7070806775_d2152c944b.jpg


Now I can get some sleep (until everyone one else starts lambing in another 6 days).

We had some visitors this morning.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/6924747820_2c9fd39900.jpg

i didn't know it was possible to have babies that big! wow! .............. not that its a bad thing, its always good to have big strong healthy babies, or anything but holy baby lambs! (they're beautiful by the way)