Life on the Ranch

We’ve been making portraits of all our ewes. Here are some of our Romney ewes…

Follow the link inside this post to watch Melinda’s sweet lambing video…

When Cora went into labor, we didn’t realize her daughter Flora would not be far behind…

It has been a great lambing season so far: we have 56 healthy lambs from 29 ewes, we have lost only one lamb and no ewes, and have no bottle lambs! (Although we are supplementing the quads and one little triplet with a few extra sips between drinks from Mom in the pasture). This is

I was afraid we would have to give up on Good Daughter, then she came around…

We’ve been having intermittent rain showers, not nearly enough to keep the grass green for long, so we are hoping for wetter weather to come. Meanwhile, it is such a joy to see mothers and lambs out on the green pastures. Long Tall Sally with her Twins Two Romney Lambs

Yesterday morning Melinda and I were just finishing rounds when we heard a loud baaing coming from the shelter in the middle pasture. We went up to investigate and there was Snagglepiece, one of two East Friesians we have been expecting to lamb any day, baaing her head off. She had a broken water bag.

This day began and ended with successful lamb-saving procedures…