Rural Gardening: One more lamb!, 1 by gallesfarm

gallesfarm wrote:
I got a surprise this morning when I went out to check on Stefi, the new mother from yesterday and her lamb. Most everyone was up in the hoophouse because it was raining, and so it was rather crowded. I looked at Mixie first, because I figured she would be the next to go. Then I saw the back end of Anya, and there was afterbirth hanging! And then she moved to one side and I saw a tiny white lamb trying to stand. He must have been born no no more than about an hour before as she had him mostly dried off. I went back in and got DH out of bed and he came out and held mom while I made sure junior got a drink. We weighed him and he's 6lbs. No wonder I didn't think she was due soon. She only had the one lamb and he wasn't that big, so she didn't look that big either. I figured she'd be last. Her udder was the last to develop too. These sheep always keep you guessing. Here's a pic I just took a few minutes ago of mom and baby resting.