Sheep shearing season is a special time of year on the farm. Usually we have a harsh spring storm roll in during our shearing. This year we had warm breezy spring days. Then the day after all of the sheep have been sheared we had a spring snowstorm! All of the ladies are fine and enjoying being free of their heavy coats. Now that our sheep shearing season is finished we can begin milking our flock. On the farm we look forward to the delights of our sheep milk cheese and ice cream. The shearing day we filmed we had help from local community members of all ages. Once the fleece was sheared from the sheep we pass it off to our crew of helpers to clean up and then bag for our future woolen products.
No Lambing Adventure is finished until you name lambs! For our Sheep Shearing Season post we have Rose, Harlequin and Clover’s lambs to name! The lambs have been named. Thank you for all of the submissions!
Rose’s Triplets: Bluebell, Abeline & Memphis
On the day that Rose birthed Lynn went on her 10am check of the flock. Rose was talking to her butt and pounding the ground. It was a warm spring day so Lynn left her to her business in the pasture. By 1030 a cool breeze picked up so Lynn went out and helped Rose and her new little girl inside the barn. It can be difficult to move a birthing sheep unless she has already had her first lamb. The best technique is to pick up the lamb and guide the ewe inside the barn. Once they were settled into the birthing corner lamb number 2 was being pushed out with the sac over her face. Generally if a lamb is born with the sac over it’s face and there is no assistance the lamb will suffocate. Lynn guided the second little girl out and uncovered her face so she could breathe. Once she had Rose settled she rushed back to picking lettuce greens and just missed the birth of Rose’s surprise little boy. The birth for these three couldn’t have gone better. Lynn was in exactly the right place at the right time to save Rose’s second lamb.
Harlequins Twins Natasha & Ariel
Harlequin’s twin girls like to stay close to their mom. The were born during our population explosion on the 4th of April. It was a smooth birth and the two are as healthy and spunky as can be! At the end of this blog post make sure you give them the sweet names they both are hoping for!
Clover’s Lamb, Zoe
Clover’s little girl is one of the fluffier of our lambs. She was born on the 3rd of April on the same day as Dixie’s triplets and Sicily’s twins, Graziano & Portia. Her birth went smoothly and was largely uneventful. This lamb is easygoing and sweet tempered and incredibly independent. We love these easy non dramatic births! These are the lambs that hold our farm together.
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