Friday, April 22, 2011

Perfect Lambing!!!

A quick update between barn checks, our first ever lamb was on Bachar Farms this afternoon, in what can be called a textbook lambing!
Our first lamb was born to one of our ewe lambs Ania. From the moment we spotted her water bag to when her little lamb was delivered took no more than 35 minutes!! Within 20 minutes the lamb was up and trying to nurse while first time mom took great care of her charge.

Both are in the lambing jug now getting more aquainted. Mama is enjoying her molasses and water and a but of our best hay. Baby is the cutest black button you ever saw with a tiny white patch on it's head.

As soon as I go check on them again I will find out If its a ram or an ewe. I was just so excited that I forgot to look !!!

We are just so thankful that all was smooth without any complications.

Love,
Sandy
Shepherdess (and loving it)

11 comments:

  1. Yay! Congratulations! Isn't it exciting? I usually forget to check, too. I am just so happy when I see they are healthy and nursing. Plus, I don't like to mess with them right off the bat...let momma have them for a little wile first! LOL! It's hard to wait, though!

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  2. Congratulations!! Sounds like the perfect first birth. I hope the rest of your ewes lamb as quickly and easily.

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  3. Thanks ! We ate so excited. This morning I trekked out on the yicky pouring rain and wind to check on the bunch and found a spotting (I think that's what it's called) 10 pounder up dry and nursing! Now just waiting on one more. Hoping it is as easy as the first two! PS. the first lamb is a hopper. Lol more like a bunny than a lamb it's soooooooooo cute! I'm terribly in love .

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  4. Hi Sandy, been out of town and just checking e-mail now - congrats on your first two lambs! Have been waiting with anticipation to hear about your new additions. Glad all went smoothly, looking forward to pics!
    Kindly, Elaine
    p.s. our flock arrives TOMORROW!!!!!

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  5. Wow Elain can't wait to see your pictures too! For done reason can't upload pictures right now. Will soon. I feel so official like now I can say I kinda sorta know what in doing! Hahaha!

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  6. Sandy, can you remind me what you did for your sheep first day? Any supplements? Thanks!

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  7. You want like a lambing checklist? Still fresh in my mind!

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  8. Elaine, you Probably already know to do this but I didn't . When we brought our little flock home we should have quarantined them fir at least 1-2 wks. Then give them a round of dewormer a couple of days before turning them out to your main pasture. This limits cross contamination. But for us, it was live and learn. The quarantine gives you a chance to observe and get to know them, how they eat and to get rid of any germies they may have brought with them. Don't change their routine too much at first as to keep them low stress and happy. Hope you are having a ball with the sheep!

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  9. Oh, Sandy, they are great - got here about two hours ago and I can hardly tear myself away! I was worried about the stress of moving, but Margaret thinks they will do just fine. She de-wormed them yesterday, and today she advised me to keep them inside the barn in their enclosure for a week. (I would have let them out into the paddock today! Glad she told me) I gave a little alfalfa pellets, but mostly they are chowing down on hay. I'm loving them! Thanks for your note!
    Kindly, Elaine

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  10. Savor the moment! So happy for you! Margaret is great and a fountain of knowledge! She has helped me alot this passed year. Send me a picture of them! How many did you get?

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