parjackson
Ridin' The Range
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I haven't been on BYH in a long time because it seemed as though everything kept going wrong with my animals and I wasn't going to post until I had some good news.
Yesterday morning our Finn ewe, Clara, decided to bring forth her first young. We missed it (she didn't give any indication of being ready at the last check), and lost two of the four lambs to exposure (of course it was the two ewe lambs that didn't make it), but she has two tiny, but healthy little boys to love on. I will post pics when I am able to cross the flood that has taken over our back yard.
We woke up to the sound of screaming children at 5 am. The entire lower level of our home is under about 16 inches of water and it is still pouring in. The children's bedrooms are downstairs (as is their playroom, toys, books, etc). The sewers are flooded, the sump pump is working over time, we are going to have to replace the drywall and flooring in our downstairs and we don't have insurance for flooding. We aren't in a flood plain, but this is the second time in two years that we have had this happen. The first time it was due the sump pump not working, but all of the rain, melting snow, etc has just made an absolute mess of everything this year.
The only thing that is making me smile today is the knowledge that Clara and her baby boys are safe, warm, and dry.
Yesterday morning our Finn ewe, Clara, decided to bring forth her first young. We missed it (she didn't give any indication of being ready at the last check), and lost two of the four lambs to exposure (of course it was the two ewe lambs that didn't make it), but she has two tiny, but healthy little boys to love on. I will post pics when I am able to cross the flood that has taken over our back yard.
We woke up to the sound of screaming children at 5 am. The entire lower level of our home is under about 16 inches of water and it is still pouring in. The children's bedrooms are downstairs (as is their playroom, toys, books, etc). The sewers are flooded, the sump pump is working over time, we are going to have to replace the drywall and flooring in our downstairs and we don't have insurance for flooding. We aren't in a flood plain, but this is the second time in two years that we have had this happen. The first time it was due the sump pump not working, but all of the rain, melting snow, etc has just made an absolute mess of everything this year.
The only thing that is making me smile today is the knowledge that Clara and her baby boys are safe, warm, and dry.