Today is a very cold day in January, and the newborn lambs at our farm are protected from the harsh winds. They have a special place in the front of the barn and their own private barnyard. Their moms enjoy these private quarters where they can nurse their young and bond with them while having access to fresh water and nutritious hay. An occasional treat of grain, fondly known as sheep crunch, gives them something special to look forward to on a chilly evening.
At the end of December, one of our pure white ewes gave birth to a single white lamb, a male. A couple of weeks later, one of the brown Katahdin ewes gave birth to single male lamb, brown and white spotted. Over this past weekend, triplets were born, and possibly there will be more this week. It is a very cold time for lambing, and we wish it could be otherwise for their entrance into the world. It seems the ewes have some good sense to hang around the barn when they begin labor, rather than be out in the field. I hope and pray that this good judgment prevails especially during this week of predicted single digit high temps and very low lows!
I promise to post pictures of some of the lambs soon.
