Lamb Update

Three months ago three of our ewes gave birth to five lambs. There were four rams and one ewe. There were four moorits with white face markings and one katmoget. Of the five we plan on keeping two and freezing three. Here are the two we plan on keeping. 

This first lamb is our only ewe lamb for 2010. Margaret Chase Smith, or Maggie, is out of Wynona and Xavier. Fortunately, she does not have her mother's unpredictable nature, and she's become quite curious and friendly.

Here is Maggie at three days old. She had the most white on her of the four moorit lambs. 

Here she is at two months enjoying some grass in the back field.

And again at three months. 

Maggie has actually become friends with Clover's ram lamb, George Aiken. Here's George at two months. George has always had incredibly silky-soft fleece and large, nicely-shaped horns. He is also the most curious of the five lambs and the most macho towards the other rams. Of the four rams he is the one we're considering keeping. 



Here is George at three months. His horns are continuing to grow in a favorable manor. I'm hoping to use him this year to improve our fleece in future lambs.