More Lambs

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We’re have more than 60 lambs now and there are more to go, but now I finally have a little time to sort through photos. Here are some of the early ones—way back ten days ago. That seems like a long time now.

Head shots of two lambs, one with gray markings and one with black.

These are twins ewes, #2304 and 2305. They will get names eventually, but I can’t come up with them yet. Do you see the difference in them? One is what we Jacob breeders call lilac (brownish-gray markings) and the other is black and white. Sire and dam are Hillside Gabby’s Barrett x Meridian Sandie.

Jacob two-horn ewe with two newborn lambs standing.

Twins, the eighth and ninth lambs born this year. Meridian Hazel x Meridian Silverado.

Two-horn ewe licking newborn spotted lamb.

Meridian Belle, my granddaughter’s ewe, with the first of twins. Meridian Belle x Patchwork Townes.

Newborn spotted lamb standing near it's mother.

I’m not sure if this is the same lamb after it was cleaned up or if it is the twin.

Jacob ewe with two newborn lambs beside her, one nursing.

Twins. Meridian Zora x Patchwork Townes.

Black and white 4-horned Jacob ewe with newborn lamb.

This is Jade. Everyone who has been here and gone to the barn knows who Jade is. She is always the greeter and wants to be petted. If food is involved so much the better but she really doesn’t care. She wants to be petted. She had a rough delivery. This lamb was hind feet first and I had to pull it. She is a 10+ pound lamb (my Jacob lamb average is 7.5 lbs). Both are doing well. Meridian Jade x Patchwork Townes.

Yellow daffodils.

There are daffodils blooming on the way to the barn. Notice the color of this batch.

Dark yellow daffodil.

This is another clump of daffodils with a distinctly different color.

Brown and green chicken eggs in nest of straw.

I finally found where the chickens were laying. Now that I took the eggs they are laying in other places…well, also because I need to use the bales of straw.

Two women, dressed in wool sweaters and hats in front of red barn.

A cold morning and we bundled up. I called Gaby over for a photo. She is my friend and cousin who stayed a few days to help with (and learn about) lambing.