Coming down the homestretch

It certainly has been a challenging week.  I have not had a minute to update the last few days.  The jugs continue to be full of spunky new babies.  Yesterday morning Shlomit, our second first time mom, had a single ram lamb (11.5 lbs) and then just walked away from him.  I didn’t see it [...]

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Seasonal updates

It’s been awhile since I last posted and I feel like a slacker.  Starting the week before Thanksgiving we have had a crazy schedule which is partly to blame, and holidays always kind of knock me out of sync with my usual daily patterns.  I dried off our doe Elf, as she was having some [...]

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Still Waiting

Elf is still holding out on us! The weekend was such a beautiful one, and our friend C.R. came regularly to help us check on the doe and do chores. Elf has all the signs of impending birthing, but she’s not quite ready yet! While the afternoon was still pretty warm yesterday, we set up [...]

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Waiting Game

I really expected to get outside this morning and find that Norma had dropped her lambs.. not!  She is big as a house and has that look in her eye.  She certainly had a good appetite, as you can see her on the left at the feeder.  Our black ewe Raven is also due any [...]

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