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Bea paid us a fast surprise last night. She was in labor by 6PM, we checked in at 8:30PM and she was fast approaching, went back at 10:30PM and she had just given birth to twins, a ram lamb(above left) and a ewe lamb(above right). All went just like clockwork. We got them all into a jug with a heat box, clipped and dipped the umbilical cords, made sure Bea could give milk, gave the lambs a colostrum boost and a dose of Baby Lamb Oral Strength and we were off to sleep at 12:30AM! We checked in early this AM and all were down resting, the lambs alert and happy. The heat box is a great help, Jack built them so they fit into the corner of the jug with a light fixture up inside which we put a 125 watt bulb in, just enough to give additional warmth but not at all hot. The lambs just instinctively know to go to the heat. Bea passed her afterbirth and is alert, attentive and healthy. We just weighed them, gave them another oral boost, they are nursing regularly, all is well. Who’s next!?
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This is March madness, my style. No basketball for me! We are still waiting for lambs to arrive; I think our first will be here by tomorrow. So meanwhile I am keeping busy, today with dying yarn. I wanted a color that would welcome spring and this color is reminiscent of the Azaleas that will be blooming in just a few months! But today the temps never got over 30 and with the wind chill it felt like 15. March is the cruelest month, enough to drive a person mad!
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If sleep knits the ragged sleeve of care, does knitting ease the ragged sleeve of waiting? Waiting for lambs to be born; knitting is great when waiting for things to happen! I finished the knitting part of this entrelac bag this morning…been working on it since February. I just need to felt it and it should look great!
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Here’s Ashley; she’ll be 11 in April! She’s first on the list for lambing. We took her coat off today so we can watch her progress. She’ll get a sunken look in front of her hips a few days before lambing. She’s got a great appetite and is mellow and happy. Currently she has the lowest micron (finest) count of all our fleeces. Nice color, isn’t it?
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It’s a bright, sunny morning. We recieved at least 10″ of fluffy, white snow, the farm is quiet under it all. I let the non-lambers out this morning and Daisy immediately walked the perimeter of their winter area, right to the spot Jessie had died, then she stood at the fence for the longest time, just looking out. Daisy and Jessie grew up together, they were inseparable. She never gave me too much attention because she had what she needed. Now she is at my side. It’s interesting and I subscribe to the belief that animals do have connections, people and their own. They know loss and they show it if you are watching.
