Spring has Sprung!!

The daffodils are in bloom here in Buffalo Springs and the residents couldn't be happier! Dan and I eagerly look forward to the warmer weather so that we may once again dig in the earth and watch our flowers grow. So we now have six Spring lambs and the flower blooming has begun. Life is good!

Spring Lambs

We now have six babies in the pasture...two sets of twins (one male/female, one 2 males) and two singles (one male and one female). The pasture has become quite a noisy place with all the mothers and babies calling for one another at all times of the day. For those unfamiliar with sheep and their habits, they most definitely do not utter the storybook sound of "BAA"... it is clearly a loud "MAA" instead!! We still have two ewes that may yet deliver. The ewe that lost her baby last fall due to its capture by the neighbor's dog seems depressed by all the babies in the barnyard. She hangs back from the crowd and looks sad.

Lambing Season Has Begun

We had our first lamb of the year last week. One of my favorites, "No. 7" (so called because of the No. 7 yellow tag in her ear) gave birth last week to a healthy female lamb. Mother and child are doing well and after several days in the lambing quarters or "nursery" and are now with the rest of the flock in the pasture. The picture here is No. 7 and daughter.

"No. 5" gave birth to twins (males) two days ago and it is their turn to be sequestered in the nursery. One of the lambs is smaller (a runt) and the mother has tried to reject him. Dan has periodically tied her with a leash so the small one can nurse. So far he survives. We have our fingers crossed. Time will tell.