Katie (Horned Dorset) gave us a pair of rams this morning.
Shirley's (Horned Dorset) surviving ram lamb.
The other had the cord wrapped around his
neck and was dead before Jerry could get it out..
Jonna (HD) with one of her twin ewes.
Betty (HD) closest to me.
She had a single ram lamb.
That is fine for a first timer.
And, what do YOU do with Closet Maid
shelves? I tied them up to the wall and each
other to keep the ewes from knocking the
heat lamp. The lamp is secured to the wall,
but they kept pushing it up. It defeats the
purpose of having it to keep lambs warm
if it is not facing downward.
It is time to pickup some more plywood
and build more triangle boxes for the lights.
Harriet. Dorset/Romney
Keira, one of two of the oldest Dorset/Romney.
She may be 10 this year, or even 11.
Kelly, Katie's twin.
She and all but 1 (2?) of my Horned Dorset
ewes were born in 2011. Time for new blood.
If all goes well, there will 2 ewe lambs and
another ram lamb from another farm coming
here later this spring, plus to 2 born to Jonna.
That will give us 2 different Horned Dorset
breeding groups. I know I did not want a
4th ram on the farm, but Stormy in 11 next month
and I don't believe he is going to be breeding again.
Socks, Dorset/Romney
Lola, HD
Miss Mary is a camera hog.
Gizmo (front) and Miss Mary,
both Dorset/Romney.
Jillian, a twin Dorset/Romney.
Her twin was tiny and still born.
Jillian. She will be 2 next month.
She is a big girl!
Tess is watching Jerry dig one of our gates
out of the snow. The ankle really threw a wrench
into my being organized before lambing.
Tess has been right there watching everything we
do with the ewes and their lambs. She is very curious
about everything. She has fit in well here.
She is just hard to photograph.
Even though her chest is so white,
so blends into the background very well.
