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Mike CHS
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Make that two sets of twins and one single.
Teresa and Mike Lambing Thread Winter 2019 Part2
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Overnight population explosion! Congrats!
Wehner Homestead
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Sheep math! I love spring!!!!
We went and visited a friend that has wool show sheep. The kids loved it! DD1 has asked to show sheep and we will be going to a few open shows this year so she can practice showmanship. They had a wee lamb that DH really liked! I was shocked! He’s always been completely anti-sheep. I think our Old McDonald’s farm is going to gain another specie in the foreseeable future!
We went and visited a friend that has wool show sheep. The kids loved it! DD1 has asked to show sheep and we will be going to a few open shows this year so she can practice showmanship. They had a wee lamb that DH really liked! I was shocked! He’s always been completely anti-sheep. I think our Old McDonald’s farm is going to gain another specie in the foreseeable future!
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Mike CHS
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We know several people that now have sheep that didn't before.
We have a bit of a mystery going on with the latest lambs. When I was out doing a head count a pair of lambs were way off by themselves. I scooped them up and wandered about trying to get one of the ewes to lay a claim but none did. I can tell by the hair that the momma is one of two of our Sand Mountain ewes that had obviously lambed in the last couple of hours. Both lambs were clean and dry and had nursed at least some. I jugged the ewes and spent the next hour or so trying to graft to the ewes but they weren't having any of it.
The mystery may have been solved when Maisy kept running the other ewes off whenever they got close to the lambs which hints that Maisy may have claimed them at some point. Both of these lambs can be registered so we'll find out by sending in DNA samples.
The spotted lamb on the right is a ram lamb and the other is a ewe lamb.
We have a bit of a mystery going on with the latest lambs. When I was out doing a head count a pair of lambs were way off by themselves. I scooped them up and wandered about trying to get one of the ewes to lay a claim but none did. I can tell by the hair that the momma is one of two of our Sand Mountain ewes that had obviously lambed in the last couple of hours. Both lambs were clean and dry and had nursed at least some. I jugged the ewes and spent the next hour or so trying to graft to the ewes but they weren't having any of it.
The mystery may have been solved when Maisy kept running the other ewes off whenever they got close to the lambs which hints that Maisy may have claimed them at some point. Both of these lambs can be registered so we'll find out by sending in DNA samples.
The spotted lamb on the right is a ram lamb and the other is a ewe lamb.
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Mike CHS
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We had no desire for bottle lambs but it is what it is. They seem to be thriving
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Not the updates that I was hoping to see. Glad the two bottle baby sibs seem to be doing well. Hate that there’s something up with the third bottle baby.
How’s Maisy doing on her own? Is it more stressful for her without a partner?
How’s Maisy doing on her own? Is it more stressful for her without a partner?
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Mike CHS
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The first two lambs are now "my" babies and doing well. The injured one took her bottle this morning and seems more alert. She doesn't seem to be in any pain but we will keep an eye on her to see if she has any future.
@Baymule and BJ just pulled out of the driveway with Ringo on the way to Texas. It took all that Jay, Teresa and I had to lift him up into the bed of the truck. I can't remember when I had a better visit and it seems like we have known them for a lifetime rather than less than 48 hours.
@Baymule and BJ just pulled out of the driveway with Ringo on the way to Texas. It took all that Jay, Teresa and I had to lift him up into the bed of the truck. I can't remember when I had a better visit and it seems like we have known them for a lifetime rather than less than 48 hours.
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Yeah, when i was there, it was funny when Mike walked away to go into the kitchen, and both those cutie pie lambs ran after him with feet just going pitty pat on the floor. He's thier Daddy and they know it!
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@Rammy you've been on my mind for three days! I was going to post on your thread and just haven’t gotten it done. I’m overjoyed to hear from you. I hope that things are going as well as possible. Sending 
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