SheepGirl's 2013 Lambing Thread - Update - July 2013

[SheepGirl]

Some photos! The first seven photos were taken May 1 (Ciqala's lambs @ 55 days old and Ali's lamb @ 61 days old) and the rest were taken today (Ciqala's lambs @ 62 days old and Ali's lamb @ 68 days old).

Such a wide little ewe

What a cute face!

She seems to do this pose a lot.

I loveeee her! She's seriously a walking lamb chop.

Dad & Daughter

Edward's ears <3

Babies, born triplets/raised twins, at 55 days old on a 2006 ewe

Another dad & daughter picture.

Edward is a very nice looking ram lamb. There's a guy I work with though (he's Bolivian) who keeps talking about one of my lambs to eat I told him he could buy Edward after I bred him to eat him.

Hi mom, we miss you.

Edward's Legs of Lamb

Miss Ali's looking pretty good after 8 days without a lamb on her

Katy Perry - due in 10 days!!

She looks so nice without all that wool on her face!

You can see how thin she is. BTW that is her udder after 1.5 days with no babies on it. Her 62 day old babies are behind her.

All my lambs

Mom, just a little bit closer! I almost got it!

Here she is again with her babies.

Her face is as soft as it looks

Bella (15) and Edward (16)

Edward has such a regal, elegant look to him. I love him. And he also has little freckles on his nose like his momma did when she was a lamb

Gotta love those ears!

The two triplets again. Look at how loonngg they are!

Miss Ali looks annoyed.

She didn't like me very much today.

Sire & Son

My ram & his lambs

I thought this was a cute picture

Lil Bella

 

[EllieMay]

Such CUTE pics!!!

Love the Bella/Edward photo.

Actually, I loved them ALL!!!

 

[autumnprairie]

Love the pics, you need to come to my house and take pics of mine, you do a better job than I do

 

[SheepGirl]

Lol, thank you

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Today is day 143 for Katy Perry!! Hopefully she lambs on day 145 like my other ewes did...that would be PERFECT because I have off on Thursday!!! I'm really hoping she doesn't go on Saturday because I have school (last class for the semester!) from 9 to 2:45 and then I work 5 to 12. The only people that will be home all day is the rest of my family and they don't know anything about sheep or what to do if there is a problem with her lambing lol.

But anyway. I have to take a picture of KP's udder. It is so cute and pretty and perfect

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Those are definatly some very beautiful, healthy, happy lambs!!!!! Good work!!!!
Heres to Katy Perry going into labour on Thursday!!!

 

[Bridgemoof]

Can't wait for Kate Perry to have her babies!!!!! All the pics are so cute. Let's see Kate Perry's perfect little udder

How long are you keeping the lambs away from their mom's while they are being weaned?

 

[SheepGirl]

She had a big 9.8 lb ram lamb this morning! Pics to come once I get inside lol

 

[Bridgemoof]

SOOO exciting!!!!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

I am sooo happy with Katy Perry. I had this strange feeling to look out my window first thing when I woke up this morning. I never do that lol. First thing I see is Katy Perry snuggled up with something small and white near the sheep shack. I run downstairs and I'm out the back door and my dad was like "You're bringing your brand new phone outside with the sheep?" And I'm just kind of like..."uhhh yeah I think Katy Perry had a baby" lol. So then he comes out with me, but he just stands on the deck. So I go out there and see that my 98.4 lb ewe lamb, 10 days shy of her first birthday, had delivered a 9.8 lb ram lamb all by herself and he was already cleaned & fed!! Best feeling ever lol.

She's a great mommy--she doesn't let this lamb no more than eight feet away from her. And she has a beautiful udder. Ciqala is Katy Perry's granddam on both sides--I'm glad all she got from her is her udder capacity! Sampson is her grandsire on both sides so she must've gotten her udder conformation from that side of the family.

So here are the pictures (sorry they were taken on my phone so they aren't that great)

Look at that tail go!

He's so adorable

Mom please don't lick me again

Here's her udder!! Please ignore it's slight lop sided-ness....the darn lamb would only nurse from that side haha. I tried to get him to nurse the other side but he was not interested.

Being a good mommy

A happy family

All snuggled up <3

 

[SheepGirl]

I am so sorry Bridgemoof, lol, I didn't see your question before. I'm keeping my lambs away from the ewes for 10-14 days. Rosie was let out after 10 days, it was too soon as I see her trying to sneak a drink off of Ali every now and then. I will probably keep the two triplets in the pen with Hank for another week or so.