Another cold night, more lambs...

"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2) 02/19/2019 at 22:36 • Filed to: None

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As has become tradition at this point: O ne comes in to warm up and dry by the fire, then we swap with the one momma’s been working on, make sure they’re nursing, try to get some sleep.

facw > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/19/2019 at 22:48

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Does having them away from mom cause problems? 

For Sweden > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/19/2019 at 22:49

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bunch a woo ly bois

Tapas > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/19/2019 at 22:56

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Well look at you with that gol d Lamb-o!

This belongs to Rich kids of Instagram!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > facw 02/19/2019 at 22:57

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Not if we’re quick about it. Mom’s willing to accept lambs that smell right for a few hours after giving birth. They’ll only very rarell y reject one that was taken away for a 1/2 hour or so. When it’s this cold the benefits of getting them really dry are very much worth the small risk .

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > For Sweden 02/19/2019 at 22:59

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Girls, actually. We’ve only got one ram out of six so far.

Future Heap Owner > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/19/2019 at 23:23

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Awww, she’s adorable. Thanks for sharing

facw > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/19/2019 at 23:50

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Are girls better than guys? Let you grow the flock? Are girls better suited for woo l production?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > facw 02/20/2019 at 02:46

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No difference between boys and girls on the wool front, (wierdly rams often seem to stay cleaner than ewes, but the wool is of id entical qality) but the flock growth bit is dead on. The more ewes we have, we can pick the best ones from the bunch to keep and breed to grow the flock.

pip bip - choose Corrour > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/20/2019 at 04:46

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where here in Australia, they just stay in the paddocks

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > pip bip - choose Corrour 02/20/2019 at 10:16

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Yup. Anything above about 20°F (-6°C) and they’re pretty much good to go, unless there are complications. Lambs are quite resilient little critters.

cloverworks, aka Mrs. Boost > pip bip - choose Corrour 02/20/2019 at 23:16

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Usually we would, but it has been much colder and windier than normal