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Lamb Update

3/16/2016

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Here is an update of some of our lambs.

Her is 22's baby girl buried in her hay, this face is begging to be snuggled. 
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We choose to individually separate all the mothers and lambs for at least the first week post lambing.  We do this for a few reasons. First, it is much easier for a mother to get her lambs the proper milk intake if they do not have to walk all over the larger pen to get grain, hay and water. When I first  had my daughter and we were working on our nursing skills I really didn't move much from the couch, my focus was getting the hang of keeping a baby alive with just my body.  We provide the same concept for the ewes, only without the couch. Putting the mothers in separate pens also allows up to monitor their health at a closer level. I can tell how much each ewe has drank or hay she has eaten, if she is starting to feel off I can identify it much quicker. If there is  a sick lamb they are much easier to identify, grab and treat.    
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Remember our first female lamb of the season?  She is still adorably cute and growing.
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Here she is learning how to eat grain from her mother, 19.   I am going to have to think of a name for her, open to suggestions!
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The triplets are growing quite well. It appears that we will be able to keep them all with their mother. 
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There are nine or so ewes yet to lamb, come cute babies to come!
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