Ok, so remember I am a complete newbie to sheep..... but you are in VERMONT>>>>>where it is to cold to imagine living ... won't the sheep be freezing? What about Feb/ March? The coldest times. I would think the energy output to keep warm and then lambing (I typed kidding first, haha) and nursing would just be so taxing.purplequeenvt said:
They are tough little boogers. We shear before they lamb in order to avoid having a break in the wool from the stress of lambing and also because lambs love to climb on the ewes resulting in filthy, matted fleeces and also some ewes are dumb and want to have their babies outside in the snow or mud, but if the ewe is naked, she is more likely to go into the barn to lamb instead. They will be chilly, but we will up their feed and give them lots of warm bedding and they will be fine.Southern by choice said:Ok, so remember I am a complete newbie to sheep..... but you are in VERMONT>>>>>where it is to cold to imagine living ... won't the sheep be freezing? What about Feb/ March? The coldest times. I would think the energy output to keep warm and then lambing (I typed kidding first, haha) and nursing would just be so taxing.
So what about the dancing????
Just wait until you see a newborn Shetland! 5 pounds of pure adorableness! And they are so curious and sweet. With ours, if you sit down in the pen you will instantly have all of them in your lap.greenbean said:
That is very sweet!SheepGirl said:I love lap sheep! This is my friend's boyfriend (a Marine who has already been deployed, mind you) with Lady Gaga on his lap at the fair. See what lambs do to you?
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And I can't wait to see pictures of your lambs next month!
