First Lambs of 2016

Who doesn't love hour old baby lambs?

Early Sunday I went to the barn for morning checks to find a baby lamb outside the main sheep pen. He had rolled out under the gate and was separated from his mother. Inside the large pen was an upset mother and a twin lamb. 

19 (daughter of Sweet Pea) had birthed the lambs sometime in the early hours of the morning and luckily had strong mothering instincts.  By the time I got out there she had the lambs cleaned, dried off, and nursed.  This is 19's first lambing season and she has produced possibly the cutest lamb I have ever seen.  

I can not get enough of this little female lamb who is more white than black. Her brother is what we have traditionally seen for color.  I love how her white comes down her ears and across her face almost to her nose.  I think she looks like a Holstein calf.      

Bixler, our dog, is always a little meticulous with the lambs and wants to make sure they are as clean as possible.  Here you can see a little more of the white markings on the female's chin.  

Our 2016 has officially started. I can only hope the rest goes as smoothly.