We were expecting that more of the ewes would be delivering lambs this weekend. However, this morning they were all out waiting for grain. After they were grained, watered, and hayed we went in for our breakfast. Sundays, during the winter/early spring we tend to be more relaxed about our day. We don't have to rush to get chores done to get out the door. After breakfast, we took a quick trip to Middlebury to get a few things. When we pulled back into the driveway less than 2 hours later, Gabrielle went over to the sheep pasture and realized that we had 2 new natural colored lambs.
Rose just delivered the second twin when Gabrielle entered the pasture. What perplexed us was that she didn't go into the lambing jug as she has in the past. She lambed in the middle of one of the upper pastures. It was sunny and in the mid to upper 30's at the time...So, we let her finish cleaning them off and the lambs feeding for the first time. After that, Peter and the girls dipped the umbilical cords in iodine and weighed the lambs. The ewe lamb, Milky Way, was 9lbs. and the ram lamb, Reese, was 8lbs.Then with the girls each holding one of the lambs they slowly backed towards the lambing jug. Rose followed her lambs into the jug where they will stay for 24-48 hours to bond.
Rose and the twins
Milky Way
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