Lambs!

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Are you ready for lambing photos? I have a lot.

Black ewe with newborn black lamb that is still wet.

The first lambs were due February 28 and I had been expecting some for at least a few days before that. The first ewe to lamb was Addy on February 27. Addy is a BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) x Jacob ewe and she was bred to a BFL. So these lambs are 3/4 BFL.

Black ewe licking newborn black lamb.

The first lamb was born at 6:45 a.m.

Black ewe licking newborn black lamb. Ewe has membranes emerging before the second lamb.

The second was coming about 45 minutes after the first.

Gray ewe with black lamb, both lying down.

Time to get serious about getting that lamb out.

Black ewe with two newborn lambs, one on its feet.

About 65 minutes after the first one was born.

Black ewe lying down with her triplets, one white and two black.

Surprise! Two black and one white lamb. The last was about eighty minutes after the first. The color was a surprise, but not the triplets. Ultrasound showed three lambs.

Black and white 4-horned ewe with newborn lamb.

This is Sandie. Her lambs were born just before midnight on the the 27th.

Spotted 4-horned Jacob ewe with two newborn lambs.

The second came about 10 minutes after the first.

Jacob ewe with two newborn lambs on their feet.

That lamb was on its feet in five minutes.

Black and white Jacob ewe with newborn lambs on their feet.

Explorer lamb. This is why it’s good to have them in a secure area.

Black and white ewe licking newborn lamb.

This is Cashew the next afternoon.

Jacob ewe licking newborn lamb while goat looks over the fence.

The goat observer made me think of a dinosaur looming over the sheep…

Jacob ewe licking newborn twins while a goat looks over the fence.

…especially here.

View of workspace with computer, iPad, and e-spinner all accessible at the desk.

I had a couple of Zoom meetings that day. There was a weaving guild meeting in the morning and a follow up workshop in the afternoon. This is a view of my space. I was on Zoom on the Mac, had the iPad showing the view from the barn camera, the PC that has the weaving software, and my e-spinner so I could work on that while listening to the speaker. It was from the iPad that I knew I had to leave early and go to the barn for those last lambs.