2019, Waiting on lambs!

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Ordered some new supplies!

This headgate can attach to fencing & attachment swivels horizontally or vertically.
I'm going to build a stand to use along with it. Will be hand shearing Tatiana, her daughter Majin & lastly Kibito. I don't want even a little accidental VM to be smooshed into their fleeces during professional shearing.
I may even one day get electric shears and do everyone myself. But one step at a time!
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I also decided to make milking easier when I have a lamb that's weak or mom is rejecting it.
May even try adding it to my cereal, we'll see...
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Lastly, I battled between getting the $300 hot docker or a crush n cut docker, as a step up from banding. I decided that a hot docker would be too troublesome with my current barn situation. May be knocked over too easily, fire hazard and I would need to run 300ft of extension chord just to even use it. That or carry the lambs individually all the way to the house. Uhmm, nope!
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Oh golly...I took too long of a break from working on Billy fleece...Only have about 2 months before I'll have all new fleeces to start on! :barnie
Worse yet, I hardly started on Kris fleece & I have Derrik seconds to do as well! :th
I gave away a lamb fleece earlier this week.

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Oh golly, the excitement is hitting me today!
So many backsides looking like they're getting ready and so many udders filling up!!
:celebrate
Tatiana, Surry & Patchie for sure. Will bring my camera tomorrow so that I can note which others look close to lambing.
I think Ewenique might have twins this year.
:weee
 
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