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    Coy had boy/girl SPOTTY twins early this morning ❤️😍❤️ This is the girl. She’s lying down in the rest of the pics.
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    Busy day moving sheep today. Foxy and her lamb moved out to the big pen adjacent to Dingo and Coy moved inside once I got the stall cleaned and freshly bedded. She’s due Tuesday (17 days after her initial mark date). It’s a bit chilly out, but not freezing anymore despite the snow. It’s mostly...
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    The first week or so I typically freeze it for future lamb emergencies or needs (since it still tastes like colostrum anyway). After that, I mostly use it just like any other milk, but I also make cheese out of it when I’ve accumulated enough. (Soft cheese is actually really easy to make. My...
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    Dobby and her baby continue to impress. Since I’m milking Dobby twice a day, I’m spending quite a bit of time handling her lamb. She’s getting to be quite the suck lol After fighting Foxy for a few days, she’s now letting me milk her, but I’ve decided to just take enough to relieve the pressure...
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    Well, I don’t have to bottle feed anymore. Now I can milk both moms. The best 2 drinkers of Foxy’s lambs just went to a hobby farm home that was looking for bottle lambs to start their journey with ❤️ Foxy was right to look at me suspiciously lol The big one (at the back) stays since she...
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    This would work too. So far I’ve been doing the same thing I did last time Foxy had triplets: milk the one who had a single and feed it to Foxy’s lambs. So far they seem to be doing really well. I see all three taking turns on mom and I offer them Dobby milk twice a day. Both yesterday morning...
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    Maybe instead of milking her, I could sit there and hold a triplet on her? See how she reacts to it after it’s eaten? 🤔 I could try that tomorrow morning, maybe.
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    I literally had a dream a week ago that Dobby lambed first and her lamb was dry and there were no fluids or anything to foster an extra lamb with. My dream came true, sadly. I honestly didn’t even try because I didn’t think it would work without fluids to trick her. And I didn’t want to risk...
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    It’s been a long day and it’s not even 10 o’clock in the morning! So. First, all 14 out of 14 chicks have hatched. They’re drying out a bit more before moving to the brooder shed this afternoon. Another 16 have been set. Dobby lambed a beautiful single ewe lamb. And had it all fed and dried...
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    Thanks, Bay. I have a lot to mull over regarding her situation and longevity. Definitely will be keeping a close watch on her, see how she lambs out and go from there. Dingo is done as of this afternoon and I’m still exhausted! It was his first time being tied while sheared and to say he wasn’t...
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    Rained a bit yesterday and today, so I’ll have to tackle Dingo tomorrow. He was inside, so should be dry enough. Got the brooder shed cleaned up today. One more thing off the list of stuff to ideally be done before lambing! Before: After: Foxy is looking scary huge. Any thoughts on how low...
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    I like that idea, thanks!
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    Got a good start on Dingo today. I’ll try to get him the rest of the way done either tomorrow or Thursday (supposed to rain on Wednesday). I had to get DH to come out and help me get him on the stand. Don’t know how I managed to do it last year! He’s huge! Way too heavy for me to lift at this...
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    Yep, ready to use now. I washed it as I went, so only had the last two skeins to wash and hang to dry over the weekend. It’s all done and ready to sit in a bin until I figure out what I want to make with it, sell it, or give it away lol
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    Almost got Doll done today. Just need to finish up her neck, so she’s in lion mode at the moment. She is the worst in my flock for getting her feet done, btw. She’s the one who squirmed enough that I stabbed myself last year. Also hates having her legs or belly touched in general which makes...
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