Our first lamb sired by new ram!
Posted By Sandy Wilson on March 10, 2010
Lambing season has officially begun! Yeah! We had several other lambs earlier, but they were bred before we brought them to the farm. Yesterday we had our first lamb, sired by Bubba, Jr., who is our new ram this year. It’s a ewe lamb with quite a fleece already – she is so cute and fuzzy. We named her Daisy and what a pretty little gal she is.
Daisy - Ewe Border Leicester Lamb
Daisy is only one day old and doing great. I haven’t heard this lamb cry once, as mom is feeding her very well. We certainly have some pretty big moms and you can really see how big they are now since they have been sheared. I like to have them sheared in the Winter much better than the Spring so I can see what is going on when the lambs start birthing and also it avoids fly season. Luckily we have a barn, so I don’t have to worry about them getting too cold in the Winter, as they have plenty of protection from the elements.
Below are a few of the girls who I should think would give birth soon. Their bellies are so big! They seem to waddle around in the barn just fine. Certainly they can still run when I bring the grain bucket in to the barn; nothing stops them when they smell that sweet molasses!
Those are some pretty big ewes just waiting to give birth. I think we are going to have quite a few sets of twins coming real soon.
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