SheepGirl's 2014 Lambing Thread

[SheepGirl]

11 more days!!

Time has gone by so quickly. Still have to upload the photos I took a week ago.

ETA: I vaccinated Rosie on Saturday and she was started on grain this past Tuesday.

 

[norseofcourse]

 

[SheepGirl]

Just made a Facebook page for my flock -- "Twin Willow Acres."

And the ewes braved an ice storm last night. Some of them stayed outside in it...
You can tell because of the ice layer on their backs and the mini icicles on their ears and ear tags hahaha

 

[bonbean01]

Can't wait!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

5 more days!!

Also, 2/9 -- rams were moved into their pen, and the ewes are all on grain now. Put out 2.5 lbs of grain, increasing it to 3.5 lbs in two days, and then the flock will be getting that daily until lambing. This Tuesday I will be vaccinating the ewes who are due for it and then probably on Saturday I will vaccinate everybody else.

 

[bonbean01]

Hope all goes well!!!!! Lambies are the best!!!

 

[bonbean01]

Hope all goes well!!!!! Lambies are the best!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

Two more days! Thursday will be day 142. She lambed on day 142 in 2012 and 2013 so I hope she keeps up the streak Fortunately I have off work, but I do have to go to school in the early afternoon. But Ciqala has lambed in the early morning 3x and only 2x in the late afternoon. So you can bet I will be checking her late at night on Wednesday and I will have my alarm clock set for 5 or 6 am Thursday

 

[BrownSheep]

Yay ! If she does have them of Friday you'll have Valentine babies.

 

[SheepGirl]

Day 142 is tomorrow. Right now it is snowing. We are supposed to get up to 18" of snow with blizzard like winds. Our county doesn't have a state emergency but neighboring counties do. So i will be shining the flashlight onto the sheep area from my deck throughout the night watching her. Her udder doesnt look ready to go yet (it isnt the largest udder shes ever built) but tonight she was holding her tail up. Despite that I wasn't able to look at her vulva to see how it looked... she didnt want me standing behind her haha

here is a pic of her from tonight.