Thursday, March 3, 2011

Are ewe pregnant?

I'm pretty sure all these ewes are pregnant. 

Crystal is especially willing to let you feel for a kick, especially if she gets some neck scratching afterwards. 
Here are the pictures I took yesterday afternoon.

Ewe 1. Clover twinned last year, but her ewe lamb was found dead when I arrived at the barn at 5 am. Her ram had similar markings to Clover and extra soft fleece. This is approximately what she looked like three weeks before lambing last year.
Ewe 2. Poa also twinned last year - two rams. This is a particularly bad angle for judging how far she is, but she's particularly hard to keep still when you're approaching her from behind. I think she and Clover will lamb close together.
Ewe 3. Crystal is a first-timer. I'm hoping for HST ewes, but I'll have to take what she gives.
Ewe 4. Kira is also a first-timer. While she doesn't look as large as the others, I did feel lamb(s) moving last week.
Ewe 5. Mocha. She's having mood swings - one minute she wants a scratch, the next minute she's running away - and she's been grunting.  Two days ago she and Clover where battling head-to-head and this morning they were cuddled together in a corner of the stall. Oh hormones!
Hopefully in a month we'll have green grass, or at least some grass, and lots of lambs.
If you want to guess lambing dates or number of lambs, or if you'd just like to comment on any aspect of lambing, please leave a post.

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