Lambs CD/T shot

Administered the first CD/T shot to all 9 lambs. Will repeat in 4 weeks. Lambs are 4 weeks old. We also gave the CD/T shots to the 5 Ewes since we forgot to give it a month prior to lambing. Joseph and Hondo also got their shot.

Bar T
2ml each
20g x 3/4 needle (could not get the 25 gauge needle)

2009 Lambs

Nine babies in 2009!

Feb 27 - Little One (628) had twins, Ram 9lb 3oz, Ewe 8lb 4oz
Feb 28 - Sweetheart (608) had a single Ewe 12lb 6oz
Feb 28 - Missy (603) had twins, Ewe, 8lb 6oz (goggles), Ram 9lb 10oz
Mar 1 - Mary (10) had twins, Ram 9lb 3oz, Ram 9lb 9oz
Mar 2 - Molly (602) had twins, Ram 12lb 14oz, Ram 7lb 8oz

All Moms and babies doing well. Weather was in the teens. No snow.

Separating the lambs

It's been two weeks since separating the lambs from their momma. The ram lambs are maturing and we better get them in with the other boys so nature doesn't play any funny games on us. We moved the ram lambs to a smaller paddock adjacent to the main barn then moved the ewes back in with the ewe lambs - also moved the mini donkeys in with the ewes since there is more grass to forage on in that area. The move went well - not too much noise out of the ram lambs. Tomorrow we'll move them out in the larger pasture with Joseph, Hondo, and Jersey Boy. I expect everything will go alright.

Weaning Time

Separated the Ewes from the lambs today - all except Mary. Thought she would be a comfort to the babies. The lambs are 4 months old now and pushing 80 pounds so it's about time. The ewes were moved to an outside stockade where they will be quite comfortable. They seemed to be relieved to not have babies chasing them down for a bit of milk all day long. The lambs weren't so thrilled about the nipple being taken away. They bawled all the next day but then got over it. The ewes' milk has dried up for th most part after a week apart from the lambs. We'll leave them in this arrangement for a couple of weeks, then separate the ram lambs from the ewe lambs.

Lamb CD/T shot 4/24/08

Administered the first CD/T shot to all 10 lambs. Will repeat in 4 weeks. Three lambs are 7 weeks old; seven lambs are 5 weeks old.

Sweetheart's Ram Lambs

Sweetheart gave birth to Twin Ram Lambs 3/13/2008. First time lambing. These boys have big heads.

Weights: 8lbs 11 oz, and 9lb 14 oz.

Mother isn't real happy with these little guys - she spins around and won't let them nurse as freely as they would like. After a few hours all is well. Momma and babies are getting along fine.

Overall, the babies look healthy and alert. Sweetheart hasn't finished cleaning them up yet.

First Lambs

Today, Saturday March 8th, the first lambs were born. Two year old Molly had triplet white lambs, two ewe lambs and one ram lamb. Birth weights were 7 lb 5 oz and 6 lb 9 oz for the ewe lambs and 6 lb 4 oz for the ram lamb.



This was Molly's first lambing and she did it like a pro! She's an excellent Mother.