The lambs are growing incredibly fast and having a great time playing follow-the-leader and Red Rover in the paddock. Hamish, one of Kate’s boys, finds a congenial spot for a rest after a frolic with his friends.
Hamish and his brother Macbeth (named after one of my favorite literary detectives created by M.C. Beaton) are two [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lambs’
Hamish the Lamb
Posted in Farm, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Coopworth sheep, Lambs on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Babies everywhere!
Posted in Family, Farm, Lambs, Weather, tagged Lambs on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been awhile since I have posted. I am listening to the rain pour down on the metal roof and the thunder and lightning are quite entertaining! The last few weeks have been totally insane. We had our final lambs two weeks ago today. Fuzzy Lumpkin had triplets as a [...]
Raven’s Morning Boy
Posted in Lambs, Sheep, tagged Coopworth sheep, lambing, Lambs on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
With only two more ewes to go we have doggedly continued the lamb watch… each night I try to keep myself up past 11 p.m. so that I can go out and make sure no one is in labor. Last night I waited until one of the hard rain showers had passed and headed [...]
Playtime @ the Rock
Posted in Farming, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Lambs on April 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So it finally stopped raining and it’s playtime! The big rock is again the center of activity in our winter paddock. The five oldest lambs are taking a break from their run-and-chase-game to find out what I am doing… their mothers are busy at the feeder, and the youngest two lambs are hanging [...]
Zach the Ram Lives On!
Posted in Farming, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Border Leicester sheep, Coopworth sheep, Lambs on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally think that we will have a few days’ break from lambing now. After last Sunday’s early morning twins we had an early flurry… seven lambs so far. 4 rams and 3 ewes.
My happiest moment came early on Tuesday morning when I arrived in the greenhouse at 5 a.m. to do chores [...]
Lambs at Last!
Posted in Farming, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Coopworth sheep, lambing, Lambs on March 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We had a wonderful day over at Hatchtown Farm’s shearing yesterday. It was a disappointing day since the sun never did come out and it was a bit misty, but the barn was dry and full of great people visiting and helping out! Emily the shearer put in a long day and Pam [...]
Asthma Firestorm
Posted in Farming, Sheep, tagged asthma, Lambs on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It certainly looks innocent enough:
Lambing pens (we call them “jugs”) with clean straw, just waiting for our sheepy moms to go into labor. Maybe 8′ X 12′ in area.
Last Sunday they didn’t look this nice. It was a beautiful day and I thought that I would just fork out the old straw and [...]
More lambs :*)
Posted in Lambs, tagged Border Leicester sheep, Coopworth sheep, Lambs, Maine on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we have most of the lambs on the ground now. The weekend was quite eventful, with both Raven and Maggie having single lambs. Both were large; Maggie has a beautiful white ewe (with beige ear tips!) and Raven has a black ram. Both have joined the outside group and are enjoying the slightly warmer [...]
Late start
Posted in Lambs, tagged Lambs on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning we had a tiny snowfall, and since I had a delayed opening at school I had some time to take some pictures. A few of the lambs had already finished their early morning romp and gone into the greenhouse for a nap, looking very cute! (Mae’s twins).
Welcome to the Ruit Farm Web Journal
Posted in Lambs, tagged Lambs, mud season on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is here and lambing is coming along… we have 5 lambs so far and seven more ewes to go! The lambs are enjoying their freedom as the days are getting longer and (maybe?) a little warmer! The header above is a picture I took about a month ago at dawn of the top of [...]
