purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[Bridgemoof]

OH so cute! All of them. Really nice pics PQVT! George looks nice all cleaned up. Handsome little devil.

 

[purplequeenvt]

#2 is a girl!! And she's BLACK! The mom is black, but the dad is white and we've never gotten a black lamb from him so it was a bit of a surprise. But it is definitely an Elmer baby. All of our rams give their babies a very distinctive look.

Hera, the mom, had her all by herself around 5 am. She was a little confused (first timer), but she was staying close and letting baby nurse. We got them jugged and all should be fine. Baby is very smart and lively! I love ewe lambs. They are so much brighter than ram lambs. I have spent hours trying to get ram lambs to nurse, but ewe lambs are usually like "Get out of my way! I know what I'm doing!".

Tawnie (old Romney ewe, may or may not be bred) tried to steal the baby. She followed us into the jug and didn't want to leave and then she was outside the barn eating and the baby cried and she came hurrying back in. When I came inside, Tawnie was staring into the jug. Poor girl. Now I kind of hope she is pregnant. She was always such a good mother.

Pictures will come later......I don't bring my camera out with me for the early morning barn check.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see pics. I'm ready for more lambs now! NOW!

Poor Tawnie. I often wonder if the ewes that don't get pregnant look at the little lambs wanting one of their own. So sad. I hope Tawnie is pregnant so she can have her very own.

 

[Shelly May]

X2, And waiting for pic's,

 

[purplequeenvt]

She is a little fire-cracker! She did not want to hold still long enough for a good picture so I had to have Lyd hold her down.

Meet Hebe (her mother is Hera and Hebe, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Hera and Zeus)

She was born around 5 am and weighs 10 lbs.

And just because he is so cute....here are a couple George pictures.

"Peek-a-boo!"

Tawnie is still upset that we took "her" baby away from her.

 

[Southern by choice]

They are so cute! I am shocked at how big they are! I guess I am just used to my little dwarfs.

What is she?

 

[purplequeenvt]

They are both Border Leicesters. Our average lamb birth weight is usually about 10 lbs. Last year's average was 10.25 lbs and 2011 was almost 12 lbs. Shetlands are much smaller, 4-6 lbs.

 

[Shelly May]

Those ears are just too cute

 

[SheepGirl]

She's so cute! And George is adorable

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

What is she?

Umm that would be a lamb