Newest Additions

Today was the perfect day to let the newest lambs out to meet everyone. After combining Poa and Kira and watching them successfully identify and protect their own twins, I felt they were ready to join the larger group of ewes and lambs.

At first Kira had a hard time keeping her eye on her lambs. While the older ram lambs took turns harassing her ram and ewe, Kira cried out to them through mouthfuls of hay. She was much more protective of her lambs than Poa. (Kira approaches here ewe above, while her ram lamb gets harassed by Crystal's lamb.)

Kira's Ram

Kira's Ewe

Kira's ewe is one of the friendliest lambs we've had. She already comes to me for scratches.

Poa's Ewe #1

Poa's Ewe #2

Poa's twins were very exciting - two ewes at once! The lighter one is very feisty and curious. She has exceptionally crimpy fleece, a cute tail, and she's been brave enough to come sniff me. The darker ewe is quiet, timid, and has more of an open fleece. It's amazing what personalities even one-day-old sheep can have!
For comparison, here's a picture of Mocha's ewe. She's growing plump and stronger each day. She was having some limping issues, but she seems to have outgrown them for now. She was bucking and kicking this afternoon, and she loves to follow the ram lambs around!

Final count: 9 lambs out of 5 ewes.