SheepGirl's 2013 Lambing Thread - Update - July 2013

[SheepGirl]

Thanks bon! I hope your last ewe to lamb gives you a nice set of TWINS!

Bridget -- I hope so! Last year they lambed on day 143 (or could be day 142 since the ram escaped overnight). And lol, I was already planning on taking photos of my ewes girly parts so people can see the difference between a ewe a couple weeks from lambing and a ewe two days or less from lambing. To be honest, I have never seen a ewe with a mucous plug hanging out! My ewes must skip that step, lol. And don't worry!! I will give you guys all the details you can handle haha!

I hope they lamb when I'm home, too! Probably will check them around midnight every day from when they're due to when they lamb, but that's only so I know exactly which day the lambs were born on lol

lol, I know! But I'm excited for all your lambs coming, too!! I love how some of yours have a bunch of breeds in them, so you have no idea what colors/fleece types you're gonna get!! And I'm soo excited for those finns of yours to be lambing!! I can't wait to see how many pop out of them lol

eta: Found some info I wrote on my old ewe back in 2008, apparently Ciqala was bred Oct. 11 and lambed Mar. 27. My guess is she didn't take the first time, so she was probably rebred Oct. 28. So had her twins 150 days after she was bred. Ughhh that means an extra week I am gonna have to wait!! lol oh well

 

[SheepGirl]

More pics I took them yesterday.

You know, if she were to lamb right now I would think she has twins in there. But since she still has 2 weeks to go, maybe she has more (maybe 3)?

Hank grazing by himself

Then I tied a piece of baling twine into a loop and I put Hank's head through the loop and walked him around the pasture. We stopped at the willow tree and I tied him up and started taking a bunch of photos of him lol

So then I let him go and the cats were bugging me so I went to go feed them and take a couple photos (though this is the only one that turned out clear). This is Momma Kitty aka Oliver. She looked like a boy as a kitten, so we didn't have her spayed/neutered when we got all the adults done in Summer 2011. Well she ended up pregnant and had babies in I think it was May of 2012. She had five, one died, and then we fostered two onto her, the one lives with us (Claire) and the other lives with my cousin (Fluffy kitty, now named Wendy). She was a good mama. But now she's spayed so she won't be a mama no more!

And then I went back down to see my sheep. This is Ali, with my neighbor's dairy barn in the background. His milk truck usually arrives every time I leave to go to work. The truck driver has now started waving at me when we pass each other on the road lol

And Ciqala (Doesn't she have the prettiest smile?)

 

[BrownSheep]

I think Shelly May might have a wide load sign you can borrow for Ciqala.....I CAN NOT wait for your babies!

 

[SheepGirl]

I think Shelly May might have a wide load sign you can borrow for Ciqala.....I CAN NOT wait for your babies!

I can't wait either!!

How many ewes do you have left to lamb?

 

[BrownSheep]

Goooood question....Let me count and I'll let you know


ETA: 8 that are for certain. The ewe lambs from last year could be due closer towards summer since they have been running with them. they were all born in May, I think, so I am kind of hoping they aren't.... And then there is always useless Emma....We actually thought she was aborting again today, but apparently not....She could always surprise us.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Oh, pwetty wittle kiki, wanna snuggle?

 

[bonbean01]

Loved the photos!!!! And my last girl to go is a first timer, so I don't expect twins....but from the looks of yours, you may even get a set of triplets

 

[greenbean]

I have to say I love Hank He's so cute! They all are, but there's something about him! They all look so soft and fluffy I can't wait to see Ciqala's babies, she looks huge! The cat is cute too.

 

[SheepGirl]

Oh, pwetty wittle kiki, wanna snuggle?

Haha I'm sure if you had feed she wouldn't mind a little hugging! After all, she lets me give her big bear hugs and bunches of kisses before I give her her food lol

Loved the photos!!!! And my last girl to go is a first timer, so I don't expect twins....but from the looks of yours, you may even get a set of triplets

Aww. Well you can still hope, can't you! lol well I hope you get a healthy baby of the gender you want!

I have to say I love Hank He's so cute! They all are, but there's something about him! They all look so soft and fluffy I can't wait to see Ciqala's babies, she looks huge! The cat is cute too.

Haha I love Hank, too <3 He always looks so regal. I think it's his open, clean white face. The sheep all feel like a carpet, so not totally soft haha. The lamb's noses though, omigosh, they're like velvet. I love petting them, they are so soft. And I can't wait either! Her lambs will be 1/4 Babydoll Southdown x 1/4 Montadale x 1/2 Texel, so they should be an okay size. I expect her lambs to be about 20-30 lbs heavier than Ali's at weaning, though.

 

[Meat Goats]

I like the cat. She looks funny. And that smile is too funny.