Ewe Lambs

The first lambs have arrived! After a long day of labor, Poa lambed a single ewe Sunday evening. She appears to be fawn, but it's hard to say for sure. She's much friendlier than Poa's past lambs, which is something I'm working on this year.

Claire also had a single ewe. When I got to the barn, around seven, she was still licking her dry. A very protective mamma, Claire didn't let me get a good look at the little one until I was able to relocate them to a lambing jug. This ewe is a musket blettet, shorter than Poa's lamb, and has a more open fleece. Both lambs were about 7.5 lbs, which is on the larger size for our lambs.

With everyone settled into their new jugs, the lambs were able to meet. 

We still have nine ewes to go. Madeleine and Ella are due in a week, and I suspect Kira and Annie might lamb before then.

Since both Poa and Claire have lambed, I would expect Annie to go soon. Ewes tend to cycle together. She's also bagged up quite a bit in the last 48 hours, so maybe tomorrow or Thursday?

Maggie still looks huge but barely has an udder. Myra has had a large udder for weeks with not changes, which can be typical for first-timers. Mary is growing ever so slowly.

   

Cali and Edna also seem to have stayed about the same. I'm still thinking that next week will be our busy week, but we shall see.