Lambing started early this morning. Desana, one of our older ewes, had twin ewe lambs at 0510 and 0525. She (of course) picked her favorite spot-at the top of the very steep hill in our pasture. Both lambs are doing great. They are now all down in the barn, where they’ll stay penned up for a few days. Now there are 4 ewes to go-not many, but I’m always anxious-even more so with working full time again the past few years. It’s quite windy now, and getting colder, so we worry about chilling. I’m likely to be out a couple times tonight checking on everything.
Desana and her 2 ewe lambs
Dark ewe lamb-born first
Light ewe lamb-born second
I’m so thankful all went well-Wednesday mornings are very tight for us time-wise, and we are also having vehicle problems. Mom and babies were doing great when I got home about 3:30. Praise God for new life on the farm.
March 12, 2009 at 11:54 am
Glad they are doing well. We may be coming up to see lambs one they are all here and settled in.
Don’t like this weather, spring one day, winter the next… brrrr!
March 23, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Amazing! Love those lambs! Praise God indeed!
March 27, 2009 at 2:10 am
Thank you so much for your kind comment on my blog. I will definitely keep in touch and read your blog often. Your lambs are so precious.
March 29, 2009 at 8:40 pm
They are so cute! How precious! I’m glad they are doing well.
April 10, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Great photos,
What breed are they? Not like anything I know.
We just saw lambs being born at a farm in the Yorkshire Dales near us.
I posted it here at
http://www.quillcardsblog.com/index.php/2009/04/newborn-lambs-in-spring/
April 10, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Thank you for that, Trish,
Ah, Jacobs sheep. I would recognize an adult, but had no idea what the lambs look like. Thank you for the information. They look really cute.
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If you want to search for posts that interest you, just go to
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I try to tag all my posts with relevant words. I didn’t use to bother with tags, or categories for that matter, but it is a good way to get known in the WordPress world because it gives people a reference point.
June 1, 2009 at 10:44 am
They are adorable! Glad to hear all is well.
June 2, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Hi Sue-thanks-the lambs are now really big. I got pictures of all the newborns (had 9 lambs), now just need time to post them to the blog. There is nothing cuter than a pack of Jacob lambs running arund the pasture (which is basiccaly in our back yard). Cool winning something from Mim wasn’t it??