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And here's what last night looked like for us! Lucy (Lulu) everyone's favorite and the sweetest ewe ever had ram/ewe twins. Of course she had an audience, no one wanted to miss her birth! Something pretty special happened as well. My 11 year old sister has watched me pull many lambs and goats...

More pictures of Daphne! Ok, maybe that was too many. 😂 And here's a couple more of her brother.

Exactly! Fun bonus right now: the ewe, with no prior training whatsoever, has been standing still untied in the pasture with a little grain to eat and letting me milk her. 🤯 I wish my goats were that good. I'm getting about 1.5 cups with the ram lamb on her, which is pretty good for a sheep I'd...

Get both then. 😁

Yes!! When I saw that pic later I went WOW. If he was registerable I'd be tempted to keep him. 😂 Daphne is still unfolding, plus it's cold. I'm going to get more pics tomorrow in the sunshine with everyone on fresh pasture!

I know the goat milk is best, but I might be adding in cow milk in a few weeks to help cut the cost. She will eat way more than my mini kids. I am selling the goat milk to a few families via herd share and I can get about $13 a gallon for it. Cow only costs 3-4 bucks. So as she grows and needs...

That's what I'm here for! 😂😉 Do it! You won't regret it.

Three more lambs were born right before the storms! Gael, my last first timer for the year had a single ewe lamb Thursday night. She's my wildest, and of course she had to be the only one who needed help. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I chased her all over the paddock with a lamb nose sticking out of her before I...

Thank you all for your prayers. All is well here! Very wet but no tornadoes.

I may end up mixing the goat milk with cow milk to bring down the cost. Yes!! It was impossible to ignore her little bleats. She's one blessed little lamb. 😊

So I talked it over with my family and nobody has the time or energy to fight a ewe several times a day for several weeks. I didn't realize it might take longer than a few days, and every time we put the lamb in there the mom was slamming her across the pen. Plus with our grazing system we're...

Good for Spot! He found a job and he's beautiful in his own way. 😂 Also, I wish it was cheaper to feed goat milk, it is not. 😅 Not only are they getting the best alfalfa and grass hay, but I'm feeding organic oats, barley and dairy pellets on the stand. Since the milk is for our consumption we...

Wow, that is a lot of patience and hard work! That's amazing you were able to do that. Thank you for sharing. It's amazing how stubborn sheep can be. 😅 I do have a small pen. We'll see what happens.

I had a ewe give birth to ewe/ram twins sometime last night, but when I got out there this morning I found the ewe lamb in one shelter by herself and the mom and ram lamb in the other shelter. I put the ewe lamb back with her mom, but she butted her and would not let her nurse. I tried holding...

Two more ram lambs born last night. Marian is a pro now. Got back from church and she already had one cleaned off, 15 minutes later the other one came out in 3 or 4 pushes. They are so cute with their spotted noses. I'm kinda sad they aren't girls, but Marian gave me girls two years in a row so...

Yes, it's definitely a big help. She's 13 months old which is the age my ewes usually are when they have their first babies, but she's almost as big as my 3 year olds! She nursed her mom last summer and fall after I tried weaning her so that probably contributed to it. 😂 She's my best keeper ewe...

Well it looks like either the flushing last fall really worked or my new ram is really fertile (or both). Eden, also a first timer, had huge ram/ewe twins this morning! I don't usually get twins from first timers. She wasn't too sure about the weird slimy thing that came out of her at first, but...

She did do good! She got lots of grain and alfalfa and love.

Thank you! The Lord helped me through it and I have a great emotional support team here. 😁

First lambs on the ground! Twin ram lambs from first time momma Valentine. She had both out and cleaned and nursed by the time I got back from Bible study last night! Moses was a good boy and watched over them for me. I have no idea how she fit two big ram lambs in there, she's tiny. 😂 Her udder...