I'm completely wiped out! Got my first twin lambs this weekend and wouldn't ya know it, the ewe has a bad udder. So guess what. I've know got two bottle lambs that I have to contend with. They require milk every 4-6 hours so I'm getting bah's in the middle of the night reminding me that a cuple of young lads are freaking hungry and want to be fed. This has been going on since Saturday and I've had several other ewes lamb without any problems. However, the cold weather is very hard on them so it takes a lot of extra work to keep them alive. So out in my test lab are my two bright and shiny boys just watching work waiting for the next chance to get their bellies full.
My girlfriend asked me if I really wanted to do this for a living? I said sure, because I could easily come inside in the afternoon and catch a quick nap before I had to go back outside. That's life and part of it.
But they are so damn cute!
QueeneMab
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Lambs already?
That is a bit early isn't it? Hope they will be ok.
It is only Imbolc yet on the pagan calendar.
It tranlates as "in the belly" referring to the ewes being very obviously pregnant and is a time for celebration of fertility.
Do we get to see a picture of them being bottle fed?
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